Question

every cell in your body other than the sex cells has the same number of chromosomes. in humans, that number is 46. other organisms have different numbers of chromosomes, and there is great variety. all sexually - reproducing organisms form sex cells, which have half the number of chromosomes that body cells have.
2 fill in the table with the appropriate chromosome number for the missing body cells and sex cells. then, complete the graph by drawing a x for each organism whose body cell chromosome number falls within the given range.
counting on chromosomes

organisms	number of chromosomes
house cat	38	19
mallard duck		40
corn	20
peanut	40
horse		32
oak tree		12
sweet potato	90
camel		35
chicken	78

body cell chromosome distribution

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100

| number of chromosomes |
3 if humans have 46 chromosomes in each of the body cells, how many chromosomes are in human gametes?
a human gametes have 46 chromosomes.
b human gametes have 23 chromosomes.
c human gametes have 44 chromosomes.
d human gametes have 2 chromosomes.

Explanation:

The problem is about human chromosomes in gametes (sex cells). From the text, sexually - reproducing organisms' sex cells have half the number of chromosomes as body cells. Human body cells have 46 chromosomes, so sex cells (gametes) should have \(46\div2 = 23\) chromosomes. Option B states that human gametes have 23 chromosomes, which matches this calculation.

Answer:

B. Human gametes have 23 chromosomes.