Water can cross the cortex via the symplast or apoplast, but minerals moving via the apoplast must finally cross the selective membranes of endodermal cells.

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This statement is true as minerals moving via the apoplast must eventually cross the selective membranes of endodermal cells in order to enter the xylem and be transported to the rest of the plant.

Water Can Cross the Cortex Via the Symplast or Apoplast