* Plant cells: During cytokinesis (the division of the cytoplasm), a cell plate forms in the middle of the parent cell. This cell plate is made of cellulose and other cell wall components, gradually expanding outward until it fuses with the existing cell walls, creating two daughter cells with their own walls.
* Animal cells: In animal cells, a cleavage furrow forms at the cell's surface, gradually constricting inward until it pinches off the parent cell, creating two separate daughter cells.
This difference is due to the presence of a rigid cell wall in plants that prevents the formation of a cleavage furrow. Instead, the cell plate provides a way for plant cells to divide while maintaining their cell walls.
