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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: TRANSPORT IN PLANTS
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Choose the correct statement regarding casparian strips
I. It surrounds pericycle
II. It is made up of legnosuberin
III. It limits the pathway available to water solutes, forcing them to enter the symplast
I. It surrounds pericycle
II. It is made up of legnosuberin
III. It limits the pathway available to water solutes, forcing them to enter the symplast
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Correct option: B
I, II and III
Option B (I, II and III) is correct because casparian strips surround the pericycle, are made of legnosuberin, and force water and solutes to enter the symplast.
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I. Root pressure provides a light push in the overall process of water transport
II. Root pressure causes the flow of water faster through xylem than it can be lost by transportation
III. In symplast pathway, water move exclusively through the cell wall and intercellular spaces
IV. Guttation is a cause of transpiration pull
V. Most plants fulfill their water requirement by transpiration pull Rate of imbibition is more in?