Substances moving through the root cortex:
A)follow a symplastic pathway only.
B)follow an apoplastic pathway only.
C)follow both symplastic and apoplastic pathways.
D)are unable to travel via cell walls.
E)are unable to pass through plasmodesmata.

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Substances can move through the root cortex via both symplastic and apoplastic pathways. The symplastic pathway involves movement through the cytoplasm and plasmodesmata, while the apoplastic pathway involves movement through cell walls and intercellular spaces.

Substances Moving Through the Root Cortex