Multiple choice

Which of the following is the correct process involved if a few raisins are soaked in water overnight and they swell?

  1. Endocytosis

  2. Diffusion

  3. Plasmolysis

  4. Osmosis

  5. Exocytosis
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Osmosis is diffusion of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of low concentration to high concentration. The raisins will swell due to incoming water and this process is called osmosis.

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