Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

Which statement gives the correct description of solute movement in the symplast pathway?

  • ACell surface membranes regulate the selective absorption of solutes into the symplast pathway.
  • BPlasmodesmata control the movement of solutes from the symplast pathway to the apoplast pathway.
  • CThe symplast pathway transports dissolved mineral ions from the soil that cannot be transported by the apoplast pathway.
  • DThe movement of solutes through plasmodesmata in the symplast pathway is prevented in the endodermis by suberin.

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