The differences between mitosis in animal and plant cells

Cards (8)

  • which of the cells change shape before mitosis?
    animal cells become rounded before mitosis
  • which cell has centrioles?
    animal cells and they are absent from higher plant cells
  • how do animal cells go through cytokinesis?
    • cleavage furrow
    • cleavage furrow develops from the outside inwards
  • how do plant cells go through cytokinesis?
    • cell plate formation
    • cell plate develops from the centre outwards
  • which type of cell has spindle that degenerates at telophase?
    animal cells
  • which type of cell has spindle throughout new cell formation?
    plant cells
  • what is the occurrence of mitosis in animal cells?
    • in adult mammals
    • in epithelia and bone marrow
    • hair follicles and nail beds for cell relplacement
    • in other sites for tissue repair
  • what is the occurrence of mitosis in plant cells?
    in meristems