Which of the following features likely accounts for the difference between plant and animal cell cytokinesis?
A) Animal cells lack the microfilaments required for forming a cleavage furrow.
B) Animal cells lack chloroplasts.
C) Plant cells have cell walls.
D) Plant cells have two sets of chromosomes; animal cells have one set of chromosomes.

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Plant cells have a cell wall which requires the formation of a cell plate during cytokinesis, whereas animal cells lack a cell wall and instead use a contractile ring of microfilaments to form a cleavage furrow. Therefore, the presence of a cell wall in plant cells likely accounts for the difference in cytokinesis between plant and animal cells.

Which of the Following Features Likely Accounts for the Difference