Summary

The Protoplasts of Plant Cells contain the following:

Plasma Membrane (Plasmalemma), Endoplasmic Reticulum,
Golgi (Dictyosomes), Mitochondria,
Plastids
[Proplastids, Amyloplasts, Chloroplasts, Chloroplasts] Microbodies, Microtubules, Microfilaments, Ribosomes,
Nucleus, Vacuole Membrane (Tonoplast) & Vacuole.

There are many Membrane-bound Compartments in plant cells.

There is a great deal of Membrane Continuity in plant cells.

The Apoplast consists of the Cell Wall and intercellular Air Spaces.

Cell Wall formation involves Microtubules, Golgi Vesicles and Enzymes in the Plasmalemma.

The principal differences between various types of plant cells involves changes in the Cell Wall, Plastids & Vacuole!

Plant Protoplasts are interconnected by Plasmodesmata.
This constitutes the Symplast.
Molecules can travel from cell to cell Symplastically.

Water and solutes can move in the Apoplast unless Lignin or another waterproofing chemical is present.

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