Question

select the correct answer. chantal was eating raisins and a few of them fell into her glass of drinking water. she finished eating the rest of the raisins. when she went to dump out the water in her glass, she observed that the raisins had become swollen. why would this have happened? a. the water content from the raisins moved into the glass of water. b. the water in the glass entered the raisins. c. the grapes used for making the raisins werent properly dried. d. the raisins were bad - quality raisins and therefore were swollen.

Explanation:

Raisins are dehydrated grapes. When placed in water, due to osmosis, water moves from an area of high water - potential (the glass of water) to an area of low water - potential (inside the raisin), causing the raisins to swell.

Answer:

B. The water in the glass entered the raisins.