Question

Use the article excerpt to answer the question.

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 wasalso 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 bumblebees infected base on 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 there was a difference between the two types of viruses researchers tested

Answer 1

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Everyone has different names for the kind of play we just witnessed. My team calls it a Morganism. That’s because one time last year, my friend Morgan jumped to make a catch, collided with another player, fell down, and still managed to snag the ball.
Based on the paragraph, what is a Morganism?

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Responses

an upset caused by a lucky move in sports
an upset caused by a lucky move in sports

an unlikely but successful sports play
an unlikely but successful sports play

a difficult play in a sports setting
a difficult play in a sports setting

a humorous outcome after a tense moment

Answer 2

Use the sentence to answer the question.
He became class president by promising the electorate he would extend recess time.
Based on the context, who is part of this electorate?
an entire school.
all students and teachers.
influential students in a group.
the students in one class.java

Answer 3

In 1850, Glacier National Park had 150 living glaciers — that’s six times more than it has now. Since at least that time, glaciers there have been declining. But 50 years ago, the rate of decline jumped and the number of glaciers in the park took a nosedive. The situation has become increasingly bleak with time. The snow is melting faster, forcing bears and birds to adapt to new food patterns. Less snow through July and August means warmer waters, which hurts endangered species like the bull trout and the meltwater stonefly.

Use the article excerpt to answer the question.
What type of meaning does the word endangered have in this paragraph?
Responses:
figurative meaning
negative connotative meaning
positive connotative meaning
denotative meaning

Answer 4

The evidence from the text that best supports the analysis of a relationship between bumblebee infections and their proximity to honeybee apiaries is:

**the percentage of bumblebees infected based on their proximity to apiaries.**

This option directly relates to the findings that the infections in bumblebees varied with their distance from the apiaries, particularly highlighting the differences in rates of deformed wing virus between those close to and far from the honeybee colonies.

Answer 5

Based on the paragraph, a Morganism is:

**an unlikely but successful sports play.**

This is supported by the description of the friend's action where he jumped, collided with another player, fell down, and still managed to catch the ball, indicating an unexpected but successful play.

Answer 6

Based on the context, the part of the electorate refers to:

**the students in one class.**

This is because the term “class president” typically implies that the electorate is made up of the students in that specific class.

Answer 7

In this paragraph, the word "endangered" has a:

**denotative meaning.**

This is because it specifically refers to species that are at risk of extinction, which is its literal definition without any added emotional or connotative implications.