by Berly McCoy
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.
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Use the article excerpt to answer the 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?
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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
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 percentage of flowers that tested positive for viruses and their proximity to apiaries
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The evidence from the text that best supports the researchers' 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 option directly addresses the data provided in the text concerning the variations in virus infections among bumblebees depending on how close they were to the commercial honeybee colonies.
Based on the paragraph, a Morganism is:
an unlikely but successful sports play.
This conclusion is drawn from the description of the play involving Morgan, where despite a collision and falling down, Morgan was able to successfully catch the ball.
The prefix en- means:
to cause to be.
In the words "enable," it suggests causing something to be possible, and in "endanger," it implies causing someone or something to be in danger.
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the students in one class.
In the context of a class president election, the term "electorate" typically refers to the group of students eligible to vote, which would likely be the students of that specific class.
The word "etcetera" is a:
noun.
This is indicated by its definition in the dictionary provided.
The type of meaning the word "endangered" has in this paragraph is:
denotative meaning.
This refers to the literal definition of the term, which indicates that the species (like the bull trout and the meltwater stonefly) are at risk of extinction.
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