Question

How many chromosomes are in a cell?

Answer 1

46 (in a human cell)

Explanation:

There are 46 chromosomes in a human body cell (23 pairs). Before a cell divides, it copies the 46 chromosomes so that there are now 92 chromatids, but we count chromosomes by centromeres so it's still considered 46 chromosomes (just now they are double-stranded).

After the cell divides, each cell receives 46 single-stranded chromosomes, just like the original parent cell had.