Question

Which is the correct statement that distinguishes mitosis from meiosis?

A. Mitosis occurs in germ cells and meiosis occurs in somatic cells.
B. Crossing over takes place in mitosis and not in meiotic cell division.
C. Meiosis produces four 2N daughter cells; mitosis produces two 2N daughter cells.
D. The number of chromosomes remains the same in mitosis and is reduced by half in meiosis.

Answer 1

The correct answer would be D, because the ending result for mitosis is 2 diploid cells, meaning the number chromosomes are the same. While in meiosis, the ending result is 4 haploid cells. Because the cell was divided twice, this means that each daughter cell has half of the number of chromosomes.