At the metaphase plate during metaphase I of meiosis, there are

single chromosomes

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always twenty-three chromosomes

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bivalents

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unpaired duplicated chromosomes

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Solution

The correct option is D bivalents
During metaphase I of meiosis are the homologous chromosomes are paired up at the centre of the cell forming metaphase plate. Thus they appear as bivalents.
So the correct answer is 'bivalents'.

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