Which of the following statements about mineral absorption in plants is correct ?

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Which of the following statements about mineral absorption in plants is correct ? (A) In the initial phase rapid uptake of ions into the outer space of cells - the apoplast, is a passive process (B) In the final phase, ions are taken in slowly into the inner space - the symplast of cells, and is an active process (C) Passive movement of ions into the apoplast occurs through ion-channels, transmembrane proteins which act as selective pores (D) All of these

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Correct answer is (d) All of these

Q. Which of the following statements about mineral absorption in plants is correct ?

In the initial phase rapid uptake of ions into the outer space of cells - the apoplast, is a passive process

In the final phase, ions are taken in slowly into the inner space - the symplast of cells, and is an active process

Passive movement of ions into the apoplast occurs through ion-channels, transmembrane proteins which act as selective pores

All of these

Correct answer is (d) All of these