Question

The water absorbed by the root hairs moves into deeper layers of root and reach xylem through _________.

• A. apoplast pathway
• B. symplast pathway
• C. both apoplast and symplast pathway
• D. transpiration

Answer 1

The correct option is C both apoplast and symplast pathway

Once water is absorbed by the root hairs, it can move deeper into root layers by two distinct pathways viz., apoplast pathway and symplast pathway. In the apoplast pathway, water moves outside the cells, whereas in the symplast pathway, water moves through the cytoplasm inside the cells.