9. Why are karyotypes useful diagrams? What can they show you about an organism? 10. Organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. Fill in the chart below about 5 different organisms. Species # of homologous # of chromosomes in # of chromosomes in diploid cells chromosome pairs in haploid cells diploid cells (2n) (n) Humans 46 23 pairs Bat 44 Monkey 21 pairs Camel 35 Dog 78 1 1. The number of chromosomes during meiosis is incredibly important. Why is that?