Question

select all that apply
choose all that are true of meiosis.

☐ it yields identical daughter cells.
☐ it yields haploid cells.
☐ it yields two daughter cells.
☐ it yields four daughter cells.
☐ it yields diploid cells.

Explanation:

• "It yields identical daughter cells" is false because meiosis involves genetic recombination (crossing - over) and independent assortment, so daughter cells are genetically diverse. Mitosis yields identical daughter cells.
• "It yields haploid cells" is true. Meiosis reduces the chromosome number by half. In diploid organisms, the parent cell is diploid ($2n$), and the resulting daughter cells are haploid ($n$), which is important for sexual reproduction (fusion of haploid gametes to form a diploid zygote).
• "It yields two daughter cells" is false. Meiosis consists of two successive divisions (meiosis I and meiosis II). Meiosis I produces two daughter cells, and then each of those cells undergoes meiosis II, resulting in a total of four daughter cells. Mitosis yields two daughter cells.
• "It yields four daughter cells" is true. As mentioned above, after meiosis I (producing two cells) and meiosis II (each of the two cells from meiosis I divides into two), we end up with four daughter cells.
• "It yields diploid cells" is false. Meiosis is a reduction division. The starting cell is diploid, and the end - result is haploid cells. Mitosis produces diploid daughter cells (in diploid organisms) as the chromosome number remains the same.

Answer:

• B. It yields haploid cells
• D. It yields four daughter cells