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Which of the following is correct about symplast?

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Living continuum
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Cell wall and intercellular space
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Non-Living continuum
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A Living continuum
During symplastic movement, the water travels through the plasmodesmata (cytoplasmic strands connecting neighboring cells) of the xylem cells.
Since symplastic movement of water occurs from cytoplasm to cytoplasm, it is called a living continuum.

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