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In a diploid organism, haploid gametes are produced by:

Answer: meiosis.

  • A mitosis
  • B meiosis
  • C binary fission
  • D budding

Correct answer: B. meiosis

Explanation: Meiosis halves the chromosome number, producing haploid gametes so that fertilisation restores the diploid state.

Labeled diagram of a mature flower showing sepals, petals, stamens (anther and filament), and the pistil (stigma, style, ovary with ovules)

Structure of a mature flower. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Asexual and sexual reproduction, flower anatomy, pollination, fertilization, and seed development.

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