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Question
Mention one significant difference between Symplastic movement and apoplastic movement
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Solution
| Symplastic movement | Apoplastic movement |
| In symplast, pathway water moves from cell to cell in the cytoplasm via the plasma membranes and plasmodesmata |
Water in the apoplastic pathway moves from cell to cell via spaces in the cellulose cell wall unit and reaches the endodermis. |
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