AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plant cells can send direct contact messages to another cell using these passageways:
A
gap junctions
B
plasmodesmata
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plasmodesmata connect cytoplasms of adjacent cells by traversing the cell wall. Appressed endoplasmic reticulum, called the desmotubule, runs through the plasma membrane-lined pore. Molecules move via the cytoplasmic sleeve between the desmotubule and plasma membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plasmodesmata (PD) are gated plant cell wall channels that allow the trafficking of molecules between cells and play important roles during plant development and in the orchestration of cellular and systemic signaling responses during interactions of plants with the biotic and abiotic environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plasmodesmata (Pd) are co-axial membranous channels that cross walls of adjacent plant cells, linking the cytoplasm, plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of cells and allowing direct cytoplasmic cell-to-cell communication of both small molecules and macromolecules (proteins and RNA).

Detailed explanation-4: -Junctions in Plant Cells Plasmodesmata are numerous channels that pass between cell walls of adjacent plant cells and connect their cytoplasm; thereby, enabling materials to be transported from cell to cell, and thus throughout the plant.

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