Given below are two statements about absorption of water in plants.

Statement I - Water passes into the interface of cell wall and plasma membrane by diffusion.

Statement II -Water at the interface of cell wall and plasma membrane enters into the cytoplasm of the cell by osmosis.

In the light of above statements, select the correct option given below:

For facilitated diffusion in plant________ is essential.

An additional apoplastic route that allows direct access to xylem in plants is along the secondary roots because they __________

Given below are two statements about sap in xylem.

Statement I - Under normal conditions the sap in the xylem cell shows negative hydrostatic pressure.

Statement II - It also shows very low osmotic pressure.

In the light of above statements, Select the correct option given below: