PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
TRANSPORT IN PLANT
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Question
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Which of the following is not a component of the symplast?
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cortex
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Endodermal cells
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Plasmodesmata
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Xylem
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Symplast does not involve intercellular spaces and cell wall. In this, water moves from epidermis to the xylem passing through cortex, endodermis and pericycle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Companion cells are not a constituent of Xylem. Companion cell are type of cell found within the Phloem of flowering plants. They are not found in Xylem.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water moving in and out of the xylem, which is a part of apoplast, can thereby be regulated since it must enter the symplast in the endodermis.
Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘Medullary rays.
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