When dehydrated fruits and vegetables are placed in water, they slowly swell and return to original form, due to ----

When dehydrated fruits and vegetables are placed in water, they slowly swell and return to original form. Why? Would a temperature increase accelerate the process? Explain.

When fruits and vegetables are dried and placed in water, they slowly swell and return to original form, Why? Does an increase in temperature accelerate the process? Explain.

Each question contains STATEMENT-I(Assertion) and STATEMENT-2(Reason).the statement carefully and mark the correct answer accoring to the instrution given below: STATEMENT - 1 : When dried fruits and vegetables are placed in water, they slowly get swollen. STATEMENT - 2 : It happens due to the phenomenon of osmosis.

Raisins swell up when placed in water.

Seeds when placed in water swell because of

Seeds swell when placed in water due to :