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Question

What evidence from the text best supports the analysis that human actions are related to bumblebee decline?

(1 point)
Responses tell me the correct answer a b c or d and tell me the wrong answers

the study that shows viruses may be spilling over from commercial hives to wild bees
the study that shows viruses may be spilling over from commercial hives to wild bees

the question about how wild bees pick up viruses if they do not enter managed honeybee colonies
the question about how wild bees pick up viruses if they do not enter managed honeybee colonies

the claim that people may be saving the bees to death
the claim that people may be saving the bees to death

the fact that people have tried to breed more bees

Answer 1

The correct answer is c: "the claim that people may be saving the bees to death."

This option directly relates to the idea that human actions, possibly in the form of well-intentioned interventions, are contributing to the decline of bumblebees.

The wrong answers are:

• a: "the study that shows viruses may be spilling over from commercial hives to wild bees" - While this suggests a connection between management practices and virus transmission, it does not directly imply that human actions are causing the decline.

• b: "the question about how wild bees pick up viruses if they do not enter managed honeybee colonies" - This raises a question but does not provide evidence that human actions are related to the decline.

• d: "the fact that people have tried to breed more bees" - This merely states an action taken by humans without demonstrating how it relates to the decline of bumblebees.