Various types of transport mechanisms are needed to fulfill the mineral requirements of a plant. Why are they not fulfilled by diffusion alone?

$A$ thin film of water,held by the soil particles under the influence of internal attractive force,is called which of the following water?

The cell wall is permeable and not a semipermeable structure; this can be best deduced from the passage of water and mineral salts from:

Read the following statements and identify the statements for Apoplast and Symplast pathways.
$I -$ Water movement occurs through plasmodesmata.
$II -$ Bulk flow of water occurs due to adhesive and cohesive forces.
$III -$ Water movement occurs through cell walls.
$IV -$ Transmembrane movement occurs near the Casparian strip.
$V -$ Water movement occurs through the cytoplasm.
$VI -$ Movement is relatively faster.
$VII -$ Water movement occurs through intercellular spaces.
Identify the Apoplast and Symplast pathways respectively.

Water is the best transporting medium in plants for dissolved minerals and food molecules. Choose the correct option considering the following properties of water:
$i$. Water is in liquid form at room temperature.
$ii$. Water is the best solvent for most of the solutes.
$iii$. In pure form,its $pH$ is neutral.
$iv$. It is the most active inorganic compound.

Explain the terms cohesion force,adhesion force,and surface tension force.