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How does the process of cytokinesis differ between animal and plant cells?*1 pointBoth animal and plant cells undergo cleavage furrow formation.Animal cells undergo cleavage furrow formation, while plant cells form a cell plate.Both animal and plant cells form a cell plate.Animal cells form a cell plate, while plant cells undergo cleavage furrow formation.

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How does the process of cytokinesis differ between animal and plant cells?*1 pointBoth animal and plant cells undergo cleavage furrow formation.Animal cells undergo cleavage furrow formation, while plant cells form a cell plate.Both animal and plant cells form a cell plate.Animal cells form a cell plate, while plant cells undergo cleavage furrow formation.

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The process of cytokinesis, which is the final stage in cell division where the cell's cytoplasm divides to form two new cells, differs between animal and plant cells.

In animal cells, cytokinesis occurs through a process known as cleavage furrow formation. Here's how it works:

  1. First, a contractile ring composed of actin and myosin proteins forms just under the cell's membrane in the middle of the cell.
  2. This ring then contracts, pulling the cell membrane inward and creating a furrow around the circumference of the cell.
  3. As the ring continues to contract, the furrow deepens.
  4. Finally, when the furrow reaches the center of the cell, it is pinched off completely, resulting in two separate cells.

In contrast, plant cells undergo cytokinesis through the formation of a cell plate. Here's how it works:

  1. Instead of a contractile ring, a structure called the phragmoplast forms in the center of the cell. The phragmoplast is composed of microtubules and other proteins.
  2. Vesicles from the Golgi apparatus move along the microtubules to the center of the cell, where they fuse to form a disc-like structure called the cell plate.
  3. As more vesicles fuse, the cell plate grows outward until it reaches the cell wall.
  4. Once the cell plate is fully formed, it fuses with the cell wall, and a new cell wall is laid down along the cell plate.
  5. This results in the formation of two separate cells, each surrounded by its own cell wall.

So, the correct answer is: "Animal cells undergo cleavage furrow formation, while plant cells form a cell plate."

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