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Correct the statements.
(a) Cells shrink in hypotonic solutions and swell in hypertonic solutions.
(b) Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water is absorbed by living cells.
(c) Most of the water flow in the roots occurs via the symplast.

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(a) The Cell swell in hypotonic and shrink in hypertonic solution.
(b) Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when is adsorbed by living cells.
(c) Most of the water flow in roots occurs via the apoplast way.
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