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Which cell division forms gametes?

AMitosis
BOsmosis
CFission
DMeiosis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Meiosis
1. Ordinary body cells divide by mitosis. 2. Gametes need only half the usual chromosomes. 3. Meiosis is the special division that forms gametes. 4. So the answer is meiosis. _Source: syllabus Science, Ch 11 'Reproduction: How Life Continues'_
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