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Agriculture · Q1046

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1046

Q1046

Movement through Plasmodesmta

A.
Saponiform movement
B.
Symplastic movement
Answer
C.
Apoplastic movement
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Plasmodesmata are coaxial membranous channels that cross walls of adjacent plant cells, linking cytoplasm, plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum of cells.
It allows the direct cytoplasmic cell to cell communication of both small and macromolecules.
It involves symplastic movement of fluids and molecules which means the movement of water in between the cytoplasm and the vacuoles through plasmodesmata beyond the cortex of plant cells.