NEET Botany Significance of Cell Division MCQ Question
If a single diploid cell undergoes mitosis, how many diploid daughter cells are produced and what is the chromosome number in each daughter cell compared to the parent cell?
2 diploid daughter cells, same chromosome number as parent
4 diploid daughter cells, double the chromosome number of parent
2 haploid daughter cells, half the chromosome number of parent
4 haploid daughter cells, same chromosome number as parent
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Mitosis results in two diploid daughter cells, each with the same chromosome number as the parent cell, because it is an equational division.
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