Which observation shows that centrioles are not essential for cell division?
ACentrosomes copy themselves before division
BPlant cells lack them and still divide
CCentrioles sit at right angles to each other
DMicrotubules can dissolve and reform fast
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Plant cells lack them and still divide
1. The centrosome replicates itself before a cell divides, and its centrioles appear to help pull duplicated chromosomes apart.
2. That appearance alone does not prove the centrioles are required.
3. A structure is essential only if division fails without it.
4. Cells that have had the centrosome removed can still divide.
5. Plant cells, which lack centrosomes altogether, are capable of cell division.
6. Replication before division and the right-angle geometry are descriptions of the centrosome, not tests of necessity.
7. The telling observation is that plant cells divide without centrioles.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.3 Eukaryotic Cells_
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