Question

question 5 of 10
how are meiosis and mitosis different?
a. mitosis involves the formation of chromatids, while meiosis does
not.
b. meiosis results in haploid cells, while mitosis results in diploid
cells.
c. mitosis results in more daughter cells than meiosis does.
d. meiosis results in diploid cells, while mitosis results in haploid
cells.

Explanation:

• Mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth. It results in diploid cells (cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell).
• Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four haploid cells (cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell). This is for the formation of gametes (sperm and egg cells).
• Both mitosis and meiosis involve the formation of chromatids (during the S - phase of the cell cycle). Mitosis results in 2 daughter cells and meiosis results in 4 daughter cells.

Answer:

B. Meiosis results in haploid cells, while mitosis results in diploid cells.