Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate beginning to develop across the middle of a cell and nuclei forming on either side of the cell plate. This cell is most likely ________.
A) an animal cell in the process of cytokinesis
B) an animal cell in anaphase of mitosis
C) a plant cell in the process of cytokinesis
D) a plant cell in metaphase of mitosis

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The presence of a cell plate indicates that the cell is a plant cell undergoing cytokinesis, as animal cells do not form cell plates during cell division. Instead, animal cells undergo cytokinesis through the formation of a cleavage furrow.

Through a Microscope, You Can See a Cell Plate Beginning