Question

Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statement.

• A. In an animal cell, cytokinesis is achieved by the appearance of a furrow in the plasma membrane.
• B. Furrow formation starts in the center of the cell and grows outward to meet the existing lateral walls.
• C. The cell plate represents the middle lamella between the walls of two adjacent plant cells.
• D. During cytokinesis, organelles like mitochondria and plastids get distributed between the two daughter cells.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Furrow formation starts in the center of the cell and grows outward to meet the existing lateral walls.

Formation of cleavage furrow indicates the beginning of cytokinesis in animal cells. This cleavage furrow formation begins from the cell membrane and then grows inward (centripetal). Cell plate formation occurs during cell plate formation in plants. It later develops into the middle lamella in plant cells. During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and plastids get distributed between the two daughter cells.

So, the correct option is ' Furrow formation starts in the center of the cell and grows outward to meet the existing lateral walls'.