Question

Why are animal gametes haploid?

a. Gametes have two copies of each chromosome
b. Gametes are developing embryos that develop into haploid adults
c. Gametes have one copy of each chromosome to create a haploid individual
d. Haploid egg and sperm cells combine to create a diploid individual

Answer 1

D. Haploid egg and sperm cells combine to create a diploid individual

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

d. Haploid egg and sperm cells combine to create a diploid individual

Step-by-step explanation:

Animals are diploid organisms (2n) and undergo sexual reproduction. This sexual reproduction causes them to produce gametes via a process called MEIOSIS. Meiosis is a division that reduced the number of chromosomes in the daughter cell (gamete) by half.

This means that meiotic division produces haploid gametes (n) from a diploid animal. This happens so that when the haploid sperm cell (male gametes) and haploid egg cell (female gametes) meet in a process called FERTILIZATION, a diploid individual is created.