Which of the following is not observed during apoplastic pathway ?

1. Apoplast is continuous and does not provide any barrier to water movement.

2. Movement of water occurs through intercellular spaces and wall of the cells.

3. The movement does not involve crossing of cell membrane

4. The movement is aided by cytoplasmic streaming

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Answer: 4. The movement is aided by cytoplasmic streaming

In the apoplastic pathway water moves only through cell walls and intercellular spaces, without entering the cytoplasm.

Option 1, 2 and 3 describe this correctly: the apoplast is continuous, water moves through walls and spaces, and no membrane is crossed.
Cytoplasmic streaming happens inside living cells, so it aids the symplastic pathway, not the apoplastic one.

So option 4 is not observed.

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