alleryStart learning →Which of these is an example of imbibition?
AOozing of xylem sap
BWilting of leaves
COpening of stomata
DSoaking of dry seeds
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Soaking of dry seeds
Dried raisins swell as their hydrophilic colloids adsorb water, which is imbibition.
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