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95. A comparative analysis reveals that while animal cells experience cell-wide cell signaling via systemic hormones traveling through blood vessels, plant cells coordinate systemic responses across distant tissues primarily via the continuous cytoplasmic network known as the

A. Apoplast pathway
B. Symplast pathway (linked by plasmodesmata)
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C. Vacuolar sap network
D. Nuclear matrix matrix

📝 Explanation

The symplast is the continuous web of living cytoplasm interconnected by plasmodesmata, allowing signaling molecules to travel throughout the plant.

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  • Apoplast pathway
  • Symplast pathway (linked by plasmodesmata)
  • Vacuolar sap network
  • Nuclear matrix matrix

The symplast is the continuous web of living cytoplasm interconnected by plasmodesmata, allowing signaling molecules to travel throughout the plant.

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