If you observed a cell under a microscope during cytokinesis, how could you tell whether it was a plant cell or an animal cell.?
2006-11-13 14:59:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Many ways.
Plants would have organelles specific to a plant and would be a rectangular shape with 2 nuclei during cytokinesis
animal would have no chroloplasts and would be oval because the nuclei push as far apart as possible and the animal cell is flexible, not rigged like a plant.
2006-11-13 15:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Beef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to Joe R. He answered the question "If you observed a cell under a microscope during cytokinesis, how could you tell whether it was a plant cell or an animal cell.?"
Not "what is the difference between a plant and animal cell?" like the previous answerers.
2006-11-13 23:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by Leif B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The key to your question is "during cytokinesis". Obviously there are differences between plant cells and animal cells, but these differences can be observed ANYTIME during the cell cycle (chloroplasts, pigmented vacuoles, a cell wall in plants, and so on). There is a very NOTABLE distinction between plant and animal cells in CYTOKINESIS, however: plant cells form a cell plate during cytokinesis which is a wall that begins to separate the two dividing cells. Animal cells on the other hand show a distinct cleavage furrow (the cells appear to be pinched in the middle) during cytokinesis. Im quite sure that whoever asked this question of you is looking for this response in particular. Good luck!
2006-11-13 23:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by joe r 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The mechanisms of cytokinesis varies among animal and plant. In animals, the cytoplasm is divided by a cleavage furrow that pinches the parent cell in two. In plants, the cytoplasm is divided by a cell plate that forms in the middle of the parent cell.
If you want to see it with a picture look up cleavage furrow and cell plate on google images.
2006-11-13 23:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by Ruiz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant cells form a straight cell wall in the middle of the dividing cell, separating cell contents. Animal cells stretch out and pinch off cell membranes.
2006-11-13 23:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by rowdyowl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
FOR PLANT CELL A THICK CELL WALL APPEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO DAUGHTER CELLS AND STARTS GROWING OUTWARD.FOR ANIMAL CELL IT OCCURS THAT SOMETHING IS PINCHING IT INWARDS FROM THE OUTSIDE TOWARDS THE INSIDE AT THE MIDDLE OF THE CELL.
2006-11-13 23:04:49 · answer #6 · answered by julianavlon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd see chloroplasts in the plant and not in the animal cell.
2006-11-13 23:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant cells will have a cell wall,chloroplasts and a larger vacuole
2006-11-13 23:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by Roosterfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a plant cell is often rectangular in shape,consisting of chloroplasts,tonoplast,cellular cell wall,by the way this is what the animal does not have...as for the animal cell,its circular...with mitochondria and ATPs....
2006-11-14 05:58:55 · answer #9 · answered by pure_purple 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a plant cell will have a cell wall, animal just a thin membrane
2006-11-13 23:01:38 · answer #10 · answered by curious dad 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋