Question

Apoplastic movement of water occurs in plants through

• A. intercellular spaces and cell walls
• B. casparian strips
• C. plasmodesmata
• D. cytoplasm and plasmodesmata

Answer 1

The correct option is A intercellular spaces and cell walls

The apoplast is the adjacent cell walls that is continuous throughout the plant except at the casparian strips.
The apoplastic movement of water occurs exclusively through the intercellular spaces and the walls of the cells, depending on the water gradient.