At the end of telophase I of meiosis and the first cytokinesis, there are __________.

• A. four haploid cells
• B. two diploid cells
• C. four diploid cells
• D. one haploid ovum and three polar bodies
• E. two haploid cells

Answer: (E)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Understand that meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of haploid cells from a diploid cell.
2. Recall that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II. Meiosis I is the reductional division where homologous chromosomes are separated.
3. During telophase I, the chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the cell, and the cell begins to divide. Cytokinesis follows, which is the process of cytoplasmic division, resulting in two separate cells.
4. Each of the two cells formed at the end of telophase I and the first cytokinesis contains half the number of chromosomes as the original diploid cell, making them haploid.
5. Therefore, at the end of telophase I and the first cytokinesis, there are two haploid cells.