The cell wall is permeable and not a semipermeable structure; this can be best deduced from the passage of water and mineral salts from:

  • A
    Soil into periplasmic space of root hairs
  • B
    Root hairs to cortical cells
  • C
    Cortical cells to pericycle
  • D
    Pericycle to trachea

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$(1)$ Symplast pathway
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Choose the incorrect sentences:
$(1)$ Water provides the medium in which most substances are dissolved.
$(2)$ $A$ watermelon has $92\%$ water.
$(3)$ Terrestrial plants take up huge amounts of water daily,but most of it is used in photosynthesis by leaves.
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$(5)$ Distribution of water is similar in plants.

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$II-$ This type of movement is achieved through a pressure difference between two points.
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