Question
Biology Question on Transport of water and minerals in plants
The pathway of water from soil upto the secondary xylem is
A
Soil ?
B
Metaxylem ?
C
Cortex ?
D
Pericycle ?
Answer
Soil ?
Explanation
Solution
The water follows two pathways apoplast and symplast. In both the pathways, the route followed is from root hair to cortex to endodermis and pericycle, then to protoxylem and finally to metaxylem.