Question

A diploid cell has ________ the number of chromosomes as a haploid cell.

a) Half
b) Double
c) The same
d) Triple

Answer 1

A diploid cell has double the number of chromosomes as a haploid cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

A diploid cell has double the number of chromosomes as a haploid cell.

Haploid cells have half the number of chromosomes as diploid cells. For example, in humans, somatic cells are diploid and have 46 chromosomes, while gametes (sperm and egg cells) are haploid and have 23 chromosomes.

During meiosis, a diploid cell divides into four haploid cells.