"Are Commercial Honeybees Making Wild Bees Sick?"

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by Berly McCoy

The team plucked wild bumblebees from 19 sites around northern Vermont. Some sites were close to a commercial apiary — within 0.2 miles or a short city block — while others were farther away — at least 0.6 miles. If honeybees were present, the researchers collected them too.

The team then measured the number of viruses stuck to each bee. Just because an animal has a virus on its outside doesn’t mean it has an infection. You may have touched your friend’s influenza-soaked tissue, but washed your hands before the flu infected you. So the researchers also tested each bee for virus genetic material, which is only made once the virus infects a host.

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Use the article excerpt below to answer the question.

The article claimed that actions humans take to help honeybees may harm wild bumblebees.

What best describes the type of evidence used in this section to support that claim?

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The author made specific claims based on a scientific study.
The author made specific claims based on a scientific study.

The author gave a detailed description of how viruses live and spread.
The author gave a detailed description of how viruses live and spread.

The author provided detailed findings from a scientific study.
The author provided detailed findings from a scientific study.

The author described the type of study scientists used to assess the problem.

Answer 1

The best option that describes the type of evidence used in the section to support the claim that actions humans take to help honeybees may harm wild bumblebees is:

The author provided detailed findings from a scientific study.

Answer 2

What evidence supports the inference that it may be difficult for one person to use the Paperfuge to detect malaria?

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The Paperfuge is made of a polymer-coated disk, PVC pipe, and string.
The Paperfuge is made of a polymer-coated disk, PVC pipe, and string.

The Paperfuge takes 15 minutes to separate blood enough to detect malaria.
The Paperfuge takes 15 minutes to separate blood enough to detect malaria.

The Paperfuge is mainly used in rural areas where they don’t have electricity.
The Paperfuge is mainly used in rural areas where they don’t have electricity.

The Paperfuge can spin up to 125,000 rotations per minute.
The Paperfuge can spin up to 125,000 rotations per minute.
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Answer 3

The evidence that supports the inference that it may be difficult for one person to use the Paperfuge to detect malaria is:

The Paperfuge takes 15 minutes to separate blood enough to detect malaria.

This suggests that it requires a specific amount of time and possibly effort, which may indicate challenges in use for a single individual.