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A key difference in cytokinesis between plant and animal cells is that plant cells:
Options
A Divide by pinching off the cytoplasm.
B Form a cell plate from Golgi-derived vesicles.
Correct Answer
C Lack a mitotic spindle during division.
D Undergo meiosis for somatic cell division.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

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. Animal cells, conversely, divide by simple pinching (cleavage furrow formation).

Hint

Consider the rigid outer layer that plant cells possess and how that would affect division.

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