Question

How does meiosis reduce the number of chromosomes contained in a cell?

A. The cell divides once without replicating first.
B. Meiosis is a two-step process, and the cell divides twice.
C. Half the chromosomes are destroyed when the cell divides.

Answer 1

A

cell division makes the number of chromosomes get reduced to only a half of the original

Answer 2

B Meiosis is a two-step process, and the cells divide twice

Step-by-step explanation:

Tried A on my test and was wrong. B was correct