Dry seeds when soaked in water, swells up due to diffusion.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Imbibition is a phenomenon in which living or dead cells in their dry state absorb water by surface tension .
In this phenomenon ,water always moves with some force from a more saturated region to less one.
The seeds swell up due to endosmosis and imbibition when soaked in water.
Final answer: The given statement is false.
Correct statement: Dry seeds when soaked in water, swells up due to Imbibition and Endosmosis.

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(a) Plasmolysis is reverse of deplasmolysis. (T/F)

(b) Guttation is another name for bleeding in plants. (T/F)

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(e) Guttation in plants occurs maximum at mid-day. (T/F)

(f) Dry seeds when submerged in water swell up due to endosmosis. (T/F)

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