what is symplast?

Answer 1

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Plant cells have cell walls, which makes it hard for them to move substances from cell to cell freely. As such, they have developed pores that pass between cells, called plasmodesmata. As such, nearly every cell is connected to all of its neighbors by these pores, and in theory, all plant cells share a continous cytoplasm. This continuous cytoplasm found in plants is called the symplast.

Answer 2

The symplast of a plant is the inner side of the plasma membrane in which water (and low molecular solutes) can freely diffuse. It is the collection of all interconnected cytoplasm and nuclei of an individual plant and is interrupted by the plasma membrane only, although some authors prefer to exclude the central vacuoles. It aids in symplastic transport to transport across the endodermis.

the plasma membrane or plasmalemma, is a semipermeable lipid bilayer common to all living cells. It contains a variety of biological molecules, primarily proteins and lipids, which are involved in a vast array of cellular processes. It also serves as the attachment point for both the intracellular cytoskeleton and, if present, the cell wall.

Answer 3

What Is Symplast

Answer 4

Soil water enters the root through its epidermis. It appears that water then travels in both

the cytoplasm of root cells — called the symplast — that is, it crosses the plasma membrane and then passes from cell to cell through plasmodesmata.
in the nonliving parts of the root — called the apoplast — that is, in the spaces between the cells and in the cells walls themselves. This water has not crossed a plasma membrane.
However, the inner boundary of the cortex, the endodermis, is impervious to water because of a band of suberized matrix called the casparian strip. Therefore, to enter the stele, apoplastic water must enter the symplasm of the endodermal cells. From here it can pass by plasmodesmata into the cells of the stele.


The symplast of a plant is the inner side of the plasma membrane in which water (and low molecular solutes) can freely diffuse. It is the collection of all interconnected cytoplasm and nuclei of an individual plant and is interrupted by the plasma membrane only, although some authors prefer to exclude the central vacuoles. It aids in symplastic transport to transport across the endodermis.

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