Question

how does cell division differ between animal and plant cells?
a) animal cells lack centrioles and no spindle forms during cell division.
b) plant cells form a cleavage furrow or indentation of membrane between new daughter cells.
c) plant cells use binary fission.
d) the cell plate is the final partitioning of plant cells.
e) there is no difference. plant cells and animal cells undergo the same cellular processes during mitosis.

Explanation:

• Option a: Animal cells have centrioles and spindles form during cell division. So this option is incorrect.
• Option b: Cleavage furrow is formed in animal cells, not plant cells. Plant cells form a cell plate. So this option is incorrect.
• Option c: Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction in prokaryotes. Plant cells undergo mitosis (a type of eukaryotic cell division). So this option is incorrect.
• Option d: In plant cells, during cytokinesis (the final stage of cell division), a cell plate forms and develops into a new cell wall and cell membrane, which is the final partitioning of plant cells. This option is correct.
• Option e: There are differences in cell division between plant and animal cells (e.g., in cytokinesis - cleavage furrow in animal cells and cell plate in plant cells). So this option is incorrect.

Answer:

d) The cell plate is the final partitioning of plant cells.