For this common worksheet question, the answer is 23 chromosomes in cell F when this process occurs in human cells.

What the question is really asking

Questions with the wording “look at the diagram… when this process happens in human cells, how many chromosomes will there be in cell F?” almost always show meiosis creating gametes (sex cells). In humans, meiosis produces haploid cells, each with 23 chromosomes. Human body (somatic) cells are diploid with 46 chromosomes, but after meiosis each resulting cell (like “cell F” in these diagrams) has 23 chromosomes, not 46.

Why it is 23, not 46

  • Human somatic cells start with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).
  • During meiosis I, homologous pairs separate, cutting the chromosome number in half.
  • By the end of meiosis II, each final cell (often labeled as cells like E, F, G, H) is haploid with 23 single chromosomes.

So, in the typical diagram referenced by this wording, cell F has 23 chromosomes. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.