Question

meiosis starts with a single diploid cell and produces
four diploid cells.

eight haploid cells.

two haploid cells.

two diploid cells.

four haploid cells.

Explanation:

Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half. It begins with one diploid (2n) cell. Through two rounds of division (meiosis I and meiosis II), it results in four non - identical haploid (n) cells. The other options are incorrect: four diploid cells would not reduce chromosome number, eight haploid cells is not the result of meiosis, two haploid cells is the result of only one round of division (like in some cases but not meiosis), and two diploid cells is the result of mitosis, not meiosis.

Answer:

four haploid cells.