Arnold K H Tan's answer to Kong Yinying's Secondary 4 Biology question.

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Arnold K H Tan
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Soaking in cold water causes the cells to become a little smaller, so the cell walls becomes more rigid. Also, water enters by osmosis to cause the cells to become turgid. Soaking a few minutes is adequate.