Question

How is cytokinesis in a plant cell different from that in an animal cell?

• A. Cytokinesis happens with the help of a cell plate
• B. Cytokinesis occurs by furrowing of the cytoplasm
• C. Cytokinesis does not occur in plant cells
• D. Cytokinesis in plant cells is much slower

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Cytokinesis happens with the help of a cell plate

Cytokinesis in plants and animals is different from each other due to the presence of cell wall in plant cells. Cytokinesis in animal cells occurs by furrowing of the cytoplasm. In plant cells, cytokinesis is initiated with the formation of a cell plate in the middle of the cell. The Golgi apparatus releases vesicles that contain cell wall materials, which fuse at the equatorial plane to form the cell plate. The cell plate extends on either side from the middle until it finally divides the cell into two.