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Question
An innovative professor who wanted to give a live demonstration of a physiological process, filled a glass bottle with previously moistened mustard seeds and water. He screwcapped the bottle and kept it away in a corner and presumed his lecture.Towards end of his lecture there was a sudden explosion with glass pieces of bottle thrown around. Which of the following phrnomena did the profesor want to demonstrate ?
Options
A.Diffusion
B.Osmosis
C.Anaerobic respiration
D.Imbibition
Solution
If cerain substances for example seeds are dropped in within a few hour they absorbs the water and sswell up considerably. These substances are called imbibants and the phenomenon is known as imbibition.
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