Final answer:
Statement B is false because homologous chromosomes do pair up during meiosis I, which is referred to as the reduction division, resulting in haploid cells.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question relates to the reductive division of meiosis. Among the statements provided, the false statement is B. Homologous chromosomes do not pair up during meiosis.
This is incorrect because during meiosis, specifically in meiosis I, homologous chromosomes do indeed pair up, undergo crossover, and then separate to different daughter cells, which reduces the number of chromosome sets from two to one, hence referred to as the reduction division.
The other statements are true: A refers to the correct occurrence during meiosis I, C correctly states that the reductive division consists of two successive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II, and D accurately describes the overall result of meiosis, which is the formation of haploid cells.