Which of the following explains how an animal with a diploid number of 78 maintains this number when it reproduces.
A. Mitosis resulting in 2 haploid daughter cells.
B Meiosis resulting in 2 haploid daughter cells.
C. Mitosis resulting in 4 haploid daughter cells.
D. Meiosis resulting in 4 haploid daughter cells.

Which best describes the scientific method? a. a path of clearly defined steps that must be followed in a particular order b. a possible answer to a scientific question based on knowledge or research c. the recipe for how to conduct an experiment that must be followed precisely d. the process of hypothesis and testing through which scientific inquiry occurs