Chapter 34.2, Problem 1SB

Summary Introduction

To review:

The differences between symplastic and apoplastic pathways of routing substances laterally in roots.

Introduction:

A plant takes up water molecules from the soil, which diffuses from the root hairs and move to the xylem vessels present in the trunk of the plant. The transport of water molecules from roots happens through specific pathways, namely, apoplast and symplast. They carry the water through a short distance.