Which of the following is a system of interconnected protoplasts and has a role in conduction of water?
Which of the following is a system of interconnected protoplasts and has a role in conduction of water?
Apoplastic system
Symplastic system
Phloem
None of the above
Solution
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.