In plant cells, which mechanism most directly accomplishes cytokinesis?

• A. Fragmentation of the plasma membrane followed by membrane resealing to generate two cells
• B. Disassembly of the nuclear envelope to allow the cytoplasm to separate into two daughter cells
• C. Contraction of an actin-myosin ring that creates a cleavage furrow to pinch the cell in two
• D. Formation of a cell plate via Golgi-derived vesicles that fuse at the center and expand outward to form a new cell wall

Answer: (D)