Question

Which of the given statements are TRUE?

1. Symplast pathway consists of non living parts of plant body, i.e. cell walls and intercellular spaces.
2. In apoplast pathway, water movement is fast.
3. In symplast pathway, water movement occurs along the interconnected protoplast through plasmodesmata.

Options

• i, ii and iii

• ii and iii

• i and iii

• i and ii

Answer 1

ii and iii

Explanation:

The apoplast pathway is made up of non-living plant elements such as cell walls and intercellular gaps.