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Plasmodesmata traverse the cell walls and middle lamellae of neighbouring plant cells. They establish connections between the cytoplasm of adjacent cells.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life Eukaryotic Cell - Cell Wall and Cell Membrane - Fluid Mosaic Model
Plant cytoplasmic channels, is consistent with established principles of cell signaling, receptor pharmacology and cellular regulation. Experimental measurements of binding parameters, genetic loss-of-function studies and pharmacological interventions all converge on the same interpretation. Related options address neighboring concepts but do not satisfy the precise criterion stated in the question.
Ref: NCERT Biology Class 11–12 Alberts et al Molecular Biology of the Cell Lodish et al, Molecular Cell Biology Cooper & Hausman, The Cell Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology (for immunology sections)
Go with C — Plasmodesmata. Under PSS- Sec-F-Transport, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Cell wall; B) Tonoplast; D) Xylem. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
Answer: B) Plasmodesmata. For PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Cell wall; C) Xylem vessels; D) Intercellular spaces. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
