Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate beginning to develop across the middle of a cell and nuclei re-forming on either side of the cell plate. This cell is most likely
A)an animal cell in the process of cytokinesis.
B)a plant cell in the process of cytokinesis.
C)an animal cell in the S phase of the cell cycle.
D)a bacterial cell dividing.
E)a plant cell in metaphase.

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The cell plate is a characteristic feature of plant cell division, and the re-formation of nuclei on either side of the cell plate indicates that the cell is completing cytokinesis. Animal cells typically form a cleavage furrow during cytokinesis, and bacterial cells divide through binary fission. The presence of a cell plate and nuclei reforming eliminates choices A, C, D, and E.

Through a Microscope, You Can See a Cell Plate Beginning