Meiosis yields haploid gametes.

• A. Mitosis yields haploid cells
• B. Meiosis yields diploid cells
• C. Meiosis yields haploid gametes
• D. Mitosis yields diploid cells

Answer: (C)

Meiosis is the process that halves the chromosome number, producing four haploid cells that become gametes. Haploid means each cell has one complete set of chromosomes, which is essential so that when the sperm and egg unite, the zygote restores the normal diploid number. Mitosis, by contrast, keeps the chromosome number and makes two diploid, genetically similar cells for growth and tissue repair. So the statement that meiosis yields haploid gametes correctly describes the outcome of this division: it creates reproductive cells with a single chromosome set, ready to fuse during fertilization.