Which stage completes the production of four haploid daughter cells?

• A. Metaphase II
• B. Anaphase II
• C. Prophase II
• D. Telophase II

Answer: (D)

The stage that completes the production of four haploid daughter cells is the one where the two cells from meiosis I finish the division process and the chromatids have been separated and nuclei reform, setting up the final split into four cells. That happens in telophase II, as the chromosomes arrive at the poles and the nuclei re-form, followed by cytokinesis that finally divides the cytoplasm to yield four distinct haploid cells. Earlier stages—prophase II (chromosomes condense), metaphase II (line up along the center), and anaphase II (sisters chromatids separate)—involve steps toward separation but do not produce the four separate haploid cells yet.