Which statement best describes the difference between cell division in plant and animal cells?
A) Cytokinesis occurs by formation of a cleavage furrow in animal cells, but not plant cells.
B) Cytokinesis occurs by formation of a cleavage furrow in plant cells, but not animal cells.
C) Centrosomes play an important role in spindle formation in plant cells, but not in animal cells.
D) Chromosome replication occurs during interphase in animal cells, while in plant cells, replication occurs when the nuclear envelope disintegrates.
E) Animal cells divide via the cell cycle whereas plant cells divide by binary fission.

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Cytokinesis, the process of cytoplasm division, differs between plant and animal cells. In animal cells, a cleavage furrow forms to divide the cell, whereas plant cells form a cell plate that eventually becomes the cell wall, separating the two daughter cells.

Which Statement Best Describes the Difference Between Cell Division in Plant