Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis · Zoology

Which structure is responsible for cytoplasmic division in animal cells?

  1. Cell plate, used in plant cells
  2. Cleavage furrow
  3. Spindle fiber pulling chromosomes apart
  4. Centrosome organizing the spindle poles
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Correct answer: Cleavage furrow

Cytokinesis in animal cells occurs through formation of a cleavage furrow. This furrow deepens to divide the cytoplasm.

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