Question 1

What are haploid (n) organisms?

Accepted Answer

An organism that only has one copy of each type of chromosome

Question 2

What are diploid (2n) organisms?

Accepted Answer

An organism that has two copies of each type of chromosome

Question 3

What is the meaning of n and 2n in heredity?

Accepted Answer

n represents the number of sets of chromosomes

(n = one set of chromosome (haploid), 2n = two sets of chromosomes (diploid), 4n = four complete sets of chromosomes)

Haploid/Diploid, AP Biology Flashcards