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Long Distance Transport of Water

Question

Statement A: Translocation of substances through vessels is apoplastic.
Statement B: Translocation of photosynthates through sieve elements is symplastic.

Easy

A

Statement A is correct and B is incorrect
B

Statement A is incorrect and B is correct.
C

Both statements A and B are incorrect.
D

Both statements A and B are correct.

Solution

Since the tracheary elements vessels and tracheids are non-living conduits of xylem, the translocation through them is apoplastic and sieve elements are living conduits of phloem and translocation through them is symplastic.

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