Question

Type of cell division that occurs during gamete formation is

• A. Mitosis
• B. Meiosis
• C. Binary fission
• D. Budding

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Meiosis

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Meiosis occurs in the reproductive cells or germ cells of the body.
2. Meiotic cell division is also known as reductional cell division.
3. The cell division during gamete formation occurs through meiosis.
4. At the end of each meiotic cell division, four cells are produced with a haploid number of chromosomes.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Mitotic cell division occurs in somatic cells of the body.
2. Mitotic cell division is also known as equational cell division.
3. The main function of mitotic cell division is to increase the number of somatic cells.

Option C:

1. Binary fission is an asexual reproductive method found mostly in prokaryotes and a few single-celled eukaryotes.
2. In binary fission, the nucleus of a cell divides first which is then followed by the division of the cytoplasm to form two new daughter cells.

Option D:

1. Budding is an asexual reproduction technique in which a new organism emerges from a bud at a particular location.
2. Yeast, hydra, etc are some examples of organisms in which budding occurs.

Final answer: The type of cell division that occurs during gamete formation is meiosis.