Biology · Transport in Plants
Water and mineral uptake by root hairs from the soil moves through the apoplast pathway until it reaches the endodermis, where it is blocked because ________.
- 1Endodermal cells lack any transport proteins
- 2The cortical cells are loosely packed with intercellular spaces
- 3The symplast system cannot pass through plasmodesmata
- 4Casparian strips in the endodermis are suberized and impermeable to water✓
Correct answer
Casparian strips in the endodermis are suberized and impermeable to water
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