Question

evaluate whether the following statement is true or false:
what happens at the end of meiosis ii is just what happens at the end of mitosis (anaphase and telophase), except that the cell is haploid instead of diploid.
true
false
meiosis ii happens in the same way and at the same time in both daughter cells of meiosis i. after both rounds of meiosis, how many daughter cells in total are produced by the single parent cell, which was diploid and had replicated chromosomes?
1
2
4
8

Explanation:

• First question:
• In meiosis II, similar to mitosis (anaphase and telophase), sister chromatids separate. But the starting cell for meiosis II is haploid (result of meiosis I), while in mitosis, the starting cell is diploid.
• Second question:
• A diploid cell with replicated chromosomes undergoes meiosis I (producing 2 haploid cells) and then each of those 2 haploid cells undergoes meiosis II (each producing 2 cells). So, \(2\times2 = 4\) cells in total.

Answer:

• First question: True
• Second question: 4