A plant with a mutation that disables aquaporins in its root cells would likely exhibit:
Complete cessation of water uptake.
Enhanced water uptake due to increased reliance on the apoplast pathway.
Reduced rate of water uptake but not complete cessation.
No change in water uptake as aquaporins are primarily involved in transpiration.
Related Questions
Which one is not the job of zone of cell differentiation in roots?
Mineral uptake
Water uptake
Carbon dioxide uptake
Oxygen uptake
    Which part of root absorbs both water and minerals?
Root cap
Root hairs
Phloem
Xylem
    How would you differentiate between apoplast and symplast?
The apoplast is the continuous space outside the plasma membrane, while the symplast consists of the interconnected cytoplasm of adjacent cells.
Both apoplast and symplast are pathways for intracellular transport, but the apoplast uses vesicles while the symplast relies on diffusion.
The apoplast is the network of interconnected plasmodesmata, while the symplast refers to the cell walls and intercellular spaces.
The apoplast and symplast are both located within the cell cytoplasm, but the apoplast is specifically associated with the endoplasmic reticulum.
    Which theory is considered best to explain ascent of sap
    Bulk flow system
Transpiration pull
Transpiration
Root pressure theory
Which part of the root is primarily responsible for water absorption?
Root cap
Root hairs
Xylem
Phloem
    Which one of the following acts as a barrier in a apoplastic pathway?
    Epidermis
Plasmodesmata
Casparian strips
Metaxylem
    Which pathway applies least resistance to the movement of water?
    Apoplast pathway
    Symplast pathway
    Trans membrane pathway
    Vacuolar pathway
    Choose the correct statement regarding casparian strips
I.    It surrounds pericycle
II.    It is made up of legnosuberin
III.    It limits the pathway available to water solutes, forcing them to enter the symplast
I and II only
II and III only
III only
I, II, and III
Which one of the following is part of symplast?
    Cytoplasm
Protoplast
Plasmodesmata
All of these
Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. apoplast pathway of absorption of water in plants.
It consists of living parts of plant body
There is a little resistance in the movement of water
It is faster
It is not affected by metabolic state of root
