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Water Absorption and Transport in Plants

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Choose the wrongly matched pair w.r.t. pathway of water absorption.


Apoplast pathway Symplast pathway
$(1)$ Involves intercellular spaces and cell wall Involves interconnected protoplasts
$(2)$ Water movement by cytoplasmic streaming Water movement by mass flow
$(3)$ Fast water movement Slow water movement
$(4)$ Occurs in epidermis and cortex Occurs in endodermis
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2
💡 Explanation:
Answer is 2.
In symplast - Water movement by cytoplasmic streaming.
In apoplast-Water movement by mass flow. 
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