Answer to Question #198565 in Biology for hen

Question

Which of the following statements A to D describes the movement of water across plant roots?

A) The Casparian strip blocks movement by the symplast pathway.

B) The symplast pathway requires water to cross partially permeable membranes.

C) Water moves from the soil to the root hair cells up a water potential gradient.

D) Water moves through the leaves only by the symplast pathway and across the roots only by the apoplast pathway.

Answer 1

B) The symplast pathway requires water to cross partially permeable membranes.

The transportation of water from the soil into the symplast pathway requires water to cross the membrane of the root hair cells.