A professor wanted to demonstrate a physiological process. He filled a glass bottle with previously moistened gram seeds. He capped the bottle tightly and kept it away in a corner, and resumed the lecture. After about 45 minutes there was a sudden explosion with shattering of the glass bottle into pieces of glass. Which of the following phenomenon did the professor wants to demonstrate?

Diffusion

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Imbibition

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Anaerobic respiration

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Osmosis

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Solution

The correct option is B Imbibition
During those 45 mins, imbibition took place. Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water was absorbed by these moistened gram seeds. This developed into a higher pressure called as imbibition pressure, which lead to the shattering of glass.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B).

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