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Question

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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“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.”

“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.”

“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.”
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Answer 1

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 indicates a direct correlation between the proximity of managed honeybee colonies and the increase in viral infections among wild bumblebee populations, suggesting that human-raised honeybees may be a factor in the decline of wild bumblebees.