Question

what are symplast and apoplast pathways?

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

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Apoplast: Apoplast pathway is the pathway in which movement of water occurs exclusively through cell walls and intercellular spaces.

Symplast :When water travels from cell to cell through cytoplasmic bridges, it is called symplast pathway.