Chapter 34 - Transport in Plants - 34.1 - Plants Acquire Water and Minerals from the Soil - 34.1 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 740: 3

The apoplast lies outside the cell membrane and is made up of the cell wall and intercellular spaces. The symplast is the cytoplasm of cells, which is considered a continuous compartment if cells are connected by plasmodesmata. Water moves quickly through the apoplast, but rather slowly through the symplast.

The apoplast lies outside the cell membrane and is made up of the cell wall and intercellular spaces. The symplast is the cytoplasm of cells, which is considered a continuous compartment if cells are connected by plasmodesmata. Water moves quickly through the apoplast, but rather slowly through the symplast.