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What evidence from the text best supports the analysis that human-raised honeybees may be responsible for harming wild bumblebee populations?
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“Flowers have been suspected as reservoirs for bee viruses, but no researcher had linked virus deposits on flowers to bumblebee infections in the wild until this study.”
“Flowers have been suspected as reservoirs for bee viruses, but no researcher had linked virus deposits on flowers to bumblebee infections in the wild until this study.”
“Human efforts to breed more of these insects in artificial beehives and plant more flowers may seem the obvious way to stave off heavy losses.”
“Human efforts to breed more of these insects in artificial beehives and plant more flowers may seem the obvious way to stave off heavy losses.”
“A handful of bumblebee species have declined by up to 96 percent in the U.S., according to the National Agricultural Library’s website.”
“A handful of bumblebee species have declined by up to 96 percent in the U.S., according to the National Agricultural Library’s website.”
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
What evidence from the text best supports the analysis that human-raised honeybees may be responsible for harming wild bumblebee populations?
(1 point)
Responses
“Flowers have been suspected as reservoirs for bee viruses, but no researcher had linked virus deposits on flowers to bumblebee infections in the wild until this study.”
“Flowers have been suspected as reservoirs for bee viruses, but no researcher had linked virus deposits on flowers to bumblebee infections in the wild until this study.”
“Human efforts to breed more of these insects in artificial beehives and plant more flowers may seem the obvious way to stave off heavy losses.”
“Human efforts to breed more of these insects in artificial beehives and plant more flowers may seem the obvious way to stave off heavy losses.”
“A handful of bumblebee species have declined by up to 96 percent in the U.S., according to the National Agricultural Library’s website.”
“A handful of bumblebee species have declined by up to 96 percent in the U.S., according to the National Agricultural Library’s website.”
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
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Answered by
e
What evidence from the text supports the inference that commercial honeybees may be responsible for leaving virus deposits on flowers? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
Pesticides and shrinking habitat due to climate change may both contribute to wild bee decline.
Pesticides and shrinking habitat due to climate change may both contribute to wild bee decline.
People have been planting more flowers in an attempt to save the honeybees.
People have been planting more flowers in an attempt to save the honeybees.
Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives.
Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives.
Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.
Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.
Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies.
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Responses
Pesticides and shrinking habitat due to climate change may both contribute to wild bee decline.
Pesticides and shrinking habitat due to climate change may both contribute to wild bee decline.
People have been planting more flowers in an attempt to save the honeybees.
People have been planting more flowers in an attempt to save the honeybees.
Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives.
Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives.
Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.
Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.
Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies.
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e
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Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick?: What they found
All of the honeybee colonies tested by the researchers were positive for both viruses, an unfortunate but common occurrence for commercial colonies.
But the number of wild bumblebees carrying viruses varied depending on the proximity to the domesticated hives. There was also variation between the two viruses.
More than 90 percent of bumblebees collected close to apiaries carried black queen cell virus. In sites farther from apiaries, and where no honeybees were foraging, just under 40 percent were positive for this virus. When the researchers checked for actual infections, they found that the proximity to an apiary wasn’t telling of whether a bumblebee was infected with black queen cell virus. That means sites near and far from a commercial beehive had the same abundance of black queen cell virus infections.
The connection was clearer for deformed wing virus infections. Twenty percent of bumblebees foraging close to apiaries carried the virus on their outsides and 10 percent had active infections. But in sites more than a half mile away from an apiary, where honeybees were absent, not a single bumblebee tested positive for deformed wing virus — as a carrier or with an infection.
When the researchers looked at infected flowers, they noticed a similar trend. Of the 20 percent of flowers that tested positive for viruses, all were picked close to apiaries. And the denser the flower patch in these areas, the higher the rate of deformed wing virus infection in bumblebees.
Researchers claimed they found a relationship between bumblebee infections and how close the bumblebees were to honeybee apiaries.
What evidence from the text best supports this analysis?
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Responses
the percentage of flowers that tested positive for viruses and their proximity to apiaries
the percentage of flowers that tested positive for viruses and their proximity to apiaries
the fact that all the honeybee apiaries researchers tested were infected with both viruses
the fact that all the honeybee apiaries researchers tested were infected with both viruses
the fact that there was a difference between the two types of viruses researchers tested
the fact that there was a difference between the two types of viruses researchers tested
the percentage of bumblebees infected base on their proximity to apiaries
the percentage of bumblebees infected base on their proximity to apiaries
Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick?: What they found
All of the honeybee colonies tested by the researchers were positive for both viruses, an unfortunate but common occurrence for commercial colonies.
But the number of wild bumblebees carrying viruses varied depending on the proximity to the domesticated hives. There was also variation between the two viruses.
More than 90 percent of bumblebees collected close to apiaries carried black queen cell virus. In sites farther from apiaries, and where no honeybees were foraging, just under 40 percent were positive for this virus. When the researchers checked for actual infections, they found that the proximity to an apiary wasn’t telling of whether a bumblebee was infected with black queen cell virus. That means sites near and far from a commercial beehive had the same abundance of black queen cell virus infections.
The connection was clearer for deformed wing virus infections. Twenty percent of bumblebees foraging close to apiaries carried the virus on their outsides and 10 percent had active infections. But in sites more than a half mile away from an apiary, where honeybees were absent, not a single bumblebee tested positive for deformed wing virus — as a carrier or with an infection.
When the researchers looked at infected flowers, they noticed a similar trend. Of the 20 percent of flowers that tested positive for viruses, all were picked close to apiaries. And the denser the flower patch in these areas, the higher the rate of deformed wing virus infection in bumblebees.
Researchers claimed they found a relationship between bumblebee infections and how close the bumblebees were to honeybee apiaries.
What evidence from the text best supports this analysis?
(1 point)
Responses
the percentage of flowers that tested positive for viruses and their proximity to apiaries
the percentage of flowers that tested positive for viruses and their proximity to apiaries
the fact that all the honeybee apiaries researchers tested were infected with both viruses
the fact that all the honeybee apiaries researchers tested were infected with both viruses
the fact that there was a difference between the two types of viruses researchers tested
the fact that there was a difference between the two types of viruses researchers tested
the percentage of bumblebees infected base on their proximity to apiaries
the percentage of bumblebees infected base on their proximity to apiaries
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GPT-4o mini
The evidence from the text that best supports the analysis that human-raised honeybees may be responsible for harming wild bumblebee populations is:
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
This statement directly indicates a connection between the presence of managed honeybee colonies and the increased virus load in wild bumblebee populations, suggesting that human-raised honeybees may be a source of these harmful viruses.
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
This statement directly indicates a connection between the presence of managed honeybee colonies and the increased virus load in wild bumblebee populations, suggesting that human-raised honeybees may be a source of these harmful viruses.
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GPT-4o mini
The two pieces of evidence from the text that support the inference that commercial honeybees may be responsible for leaving virus deposits on flowers are:
1. **Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies.**
2. **Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.**
The first statement suggests a connection between honeybee colonies and increased virus load in wild bumblebees, implying that honeybees could contribute to virus deposits on flowers. The second statement supports the idea that honeybees, through their pollination activities, interact with flowers where viruses may be deposited.
1. **Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies.**
2. **Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.**
The first statement suggests a connection between honeybee colonies and increased virus load in wild bumblebees, implying that honeybees could contribute to virus deposits on flowers. The second statement supports the idea that honeybees, through their pollination activities, interact with flowers where viruses may be deposited.
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The evidence from the text that best supports the analysis of the relationship between bumblebee infections and their proximity to honeybee apiaries is:
**the percentage of bumblebees infected based on their proximity to apiaries.**
This directly illustrates how the rate of viral infections in bumblebees varies depending on how close they are to honeybee hives, which supports the claim made by researchers regarding the connection between bumblebee infections and proximity to honeybee apiaries.
**the percentage of bumblebees infected based on their proximity to apiaries.**
This directly illustrates how the rate of viral infections in bumblebees varies depending on how close they are to honeybee hives, which supports the claim made by researchers regarding the connection between bumblebee infections and proximity to honeybee apiaries.
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