One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

A) centrioles
B) centromeres
C) a cell plate
D) chromatin

Provide additional information or examples related to this difference.

The answer is C) a cell plate

Answered by Becca23467 | 2024-06-10

The difference between cell division in plant cells and animal cells is that plant cells have a cell plate, which develops into a cell wall, during cytokinesis, while animal cells do not. Hence, the correct option is C.

Animal cells undergo a process known as cytokinesis wherein a cleavage furrow forms to divide the cell into two daughter cells. In contrast, plant cells form a cell plate during cytokinesis. This cell plate will eventually develop into the cell wall that separates the two new daughter cells.
Animal cells contain centrioles and centrosomes, which are involved in the formation of the mitotic spindle during cell division. Centrioles are absent in plant cells. Moreover, plant cells possess other structures not found in animal cells such as a rigid cell wall, chloroplasts for photosynthesis, plasmodesmata for cell-to-cell communication, and a large central vacuole for storage and maintaining cell turgidity.

Answered by AarushiAanand | 2024-06-24

The main difference in cell division between plant and animal cells is that plant cells form a cell plate during cytokinesis, while animal cells form a cleavage furrow. The cell plate eventually develops into a new cell wall that separates the two daughter cells. This difference is important because of the rigid structure of plant cells, which cannot simply pinch apart like animal cells.
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Answered by Becca23467 | 2024-12-23