Swelling of gum in water is due to

Wooden doors and logs swell up and get stuck during the rainy season due to:

Which of the following may be called as imbibition pressure?

An enthusiastic professor,wanting to demonstrate a physiological process,placed soaked mustard seeds in a glass jar and kept it in a corner before starting the lecture. At the end of the lecture,a sudden explosion occurred,and the glass jar shattered into pieces. Which of the following processes was the professor trying to demonstrate?

In the course of imbibition,the volume of the system

The adsorption of water by hydrophilic compounds like cellulose and pectin in root hair cell wall is called . . . . . . .