Plant cells and animal cells differ in cytokinesis because
A) plant cells need to build a cell wall, while animal cells do not.
B) plant cells need to build a cell wall, while animal cells built the extra cellular matrix.
C) animal cells need to build a cell membrane, while plant cells do not.
D) animal cells are living, while plant cells are not.
E) plant cells divide by mitosis, while animal cells divide by meiosis.

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During cytokinesis, animal cells use the cleavage furrow to divide the cytoplasm of the cell and enclose the new cells in a membrane. Plant cells need to not only enclose the cell in a membrane but to also build the protective cell wall around the cell.

Plant Cells and Animal Cells Differ in Cytokinesis Because