Question

2. Cell division occurs in animal cells and plant cells. The illustration below shows an animal

cell and a plant cell during the same phase of cell division.
The membrane
draws inward
A cell plate forms.
ILLADAS
KIS
Animal Cell
Plant Cell
Which of the following best describes this phase of cell division?
A. The cells are completing the growth phase and entering prophase.
B. The chromosomes in each cell have just replicated and the cells are entering mitosis.
C. Mitosis has just begun and the chromosomes are condensing into chromatids.
D. Mitosis is complete and the plant cell is forming a cell plate because plants have cell
walls.
E. The cells are in metaphase and the animal cell is drawing inward where
chromosomes will line up for separation.

Answer 1

The phase of cell division represented is cytokinesis, where the cytoplasm splits and the cell divides into two daughter cells. In animal cells, the cell membrane pinches inward along the cell's equator, while in plant cells, a cell plate forms along the equator of the parent cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phase of cell division represented in the illustration is cytokinesis. Cytokinesis is the process during which the cytoplasm splits and the cell divides into two daughter cells. In animal cells, the cell membrane pinches inward along the cell's equator, while in plant cells, a cell plate forms along the equator of the parent cell. Eventually, a new plasma membrane and cell wall form along each side of the cell plate in a plant cell.