Assertion :During apoplastic movement of water, water travels through the cells and their cytoplasm. Reason: The symplastic movement of water occurs exclusively through the intercellular spaces and the walls of the cells.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
The apoplastic movement of water occurs exclusively through the
intercellular spaces and the walls of the cells. Movement through the
apoplast does not involve crossing the cell membrane. This movement is
dependent on the gradient. The symplastic system is the system of
interconnected protoplasts. Neighbouring cells are connected through
cytoplasmic strands that extend through plasmodesmata. During symplastic
movement, the water travels through the cells their cytoplasm;
intercellular movement is through the plasmodesmata. Symplastic movement
may get aided by cytoplasmic streaming.
So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect'.