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Question
How does cytokinesis in plant cells primarily differ from that in animal cells?
Correct Answer
Option B is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Section 8.9 explains: 'A distinctive feature of plant cytokinesis is the formation of a cell plate — a new partition built from Golgi-derived vesicles carrying cell wall materials — which develops outward from the centre of the dividing cell to form the new cell wall between daughter cells, since plant cells cannot divide by simple pinching (as animal cells do) owing to the rigid cell wall.' Animal cells form a cleavage furrow.
Hint
Consider the presence of a rigid cell wall in plants and how that would impact the physical division of the cytoplasm, unlike in animal cells.