Question

Which of the following can meiosis produce? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Responses

Diploid cells
Diploid cells

Sperm
Sperm

Egg
Egg

Haploid cells
Haploid cells

Somatic cells

Answer 1

Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half and produces gametes. Here are the responses that apply to what meiosis can produce:

- **Sperm**: Yes, meiosis produces sperm in males.

- **Egg**: Yes, meiosis produces eggs in females.

- **Haploid cells**: Yes, meiosis produces haploid cells (sperm and egg), which contain half the number of chromosomes.

The following are not produced by meiosis:

- **Diploid cells**: No, meiosis produces haploid cells, not diploid cells.

- **Somatic cells**: No, somatic cells are produced by mitosis, not meiosis.

So the correct answers are:
- Sperm
- Egg
- Haploid cells