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Which of the following statements are true/false?
(a) The positive hydrostatic pressure is called as turgor pressure.
(b) Wall pressure exerts to prevent the increase of protoplasm size.
(c) Diffusion is more rapid in liquids than in gases.
(d) Diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called as imbibition.
(e) Osmosis is movement of substances, which takes place along a diffusion gradient.

A
a and b are true and c, d and e are false

B
a and c are true and b, d and e are false

C
a and e are true and b, c and d are false

D
a, d and e are true and a and b are false

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Turgor pressure is the positive hydrostatic pressure applied by protoplasm on the cell wall when protoplasm swells due to an increase in volume caused due to endosmosis.
When protoplasm applies turgor pressure on the wall, the wall applies an equal and opposite wall pressure on to the protoplasm.
Diffusion is a slow physical process, which describes the movement of substances along the concentration gradient. It occurs in all three states of matter and its rate does not changes with the physical state of substance.
Imbibition is a physical surface adsorption of solvent onto the matrix or adsorbing surface.
The statement 'e' is wrong, because osmosis is the movement of water not substances. 
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Which of the following statements are true/false?
(a) The positive hydrostatic pressure is called as turgor pressure.
(b) Wall pressure exerts to prevent the increase of protoplasm size.
(c) Diffusion is more rapid in liquids than in gases.
(d) Diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called as imbibition.
(e) Osmosis is movement of substances, which takes place along a diffusion gradient.
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