Question

difference between apoplast and symplast path way.

Answer 1

The symplast pathway is where water moves between cytoplasm / vacuoles of adjacent cells . However, the apoplast pathway can only take water a certain way ; near the xylem , the casparian strip forms an impenetrable barrier to water in the cell walls, and water must move into the cytoplasm to continue .

Answer 2

Apoplast is the space lying outside the plasma membrane consisting of intercellular spaces along with cell wall. ... Apoplast makes a major pathway known as apoplastic pathway which supports water and ions to xylem elements from soil through the root.