"Are Commercial Honeybees Making Wild Bees Sick?" 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. 1 of 2 Question 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? Responses The author gave a detailed description of how viruses live and spread. The author gave a detailed description of how viruses live and spread. - no response given The author made specific claims based on a scientific study. The author made specific claims based on a scientific study. - no response given The author described the type of study scientists used to assess the problem. The author described the type of study scientists used to assess the problem. - no response given The author provided detailed findings from a scientific study.
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The best response that describes the type of evidence used in the article excerpt to support the claim that actions humans take to help honeybees may harm wild bumblebees is:
The author described the type of study scientists used to assess the problem.
This choice reflects that the excerpt outlines the methodology of the scientific study conducted by the researchers, explaining how they collected and analyzed data regarding the presence of viruses in both wild bumblebees and honeybees.
