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A-LevelBiologyTransport in plants9700/12 · May/June 2024 · Q261 Mark

Which statement correctly describes the movement of solutes 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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A: Cell surface membranes regulate the selective absorption of solutes into the symplast pathway.

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Transport in plants, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 26.

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