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.

Question

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 which is the correct answer and why

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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Answer 1

The response that best supports the analysis that there is a relationship between bumblebee infections and their proximity to honeybee apiaries is:

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

This statement directly ties the bumblebee infection rates to their locations relative to apiaries, providing evidence of a correlation. The other options mention flower infections or general aspects of the study without explicitly correlating bumblebee infections to their proximity to honeybee apiaries.