Question

What does Apoplastic growth mean? Apoplastic growth is through formation of. a)Cell wall and cell junction

b)Matrix and fibres of connective tissue c)intake of water

Answer 1

Inside a plant, the apoplast is the space outside the plasma membrane within which material can diffuse freely. It is interrupted by the casparian stripes in roots, by air spaces between plant cells and by the plant cuticle.

Structurally, the apoplast is formed by the continuum of cell walls of adjacent cells as well as the extracellular spaces, forming a tissue level compartment comparable to the symplast. The apoplastic route facilitates the transport of water and solutes across a tissue or organ. This process is known as apoplastic transport.


Option C is correct