"Are Commercial Honeybees Making Wild Bees Sick?"

Question

by Berly McCoy

Everyone wants to save the bees. But as populations decline every year, we may be saving them to death.

Human efforts to breed more of these insects in artificial beehives and plant more flowers may seem the obvious way to stave off heavy losses.

New research shows the answer is not that clear cut, because viruses may be spilling over from commercial honeybee colonies into wild bee populations, according to a study from the University of Vermont published Wednesday in PLOS One.

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Question
Use the passage excerpt to answer the question.

What evidence from the text best supports the analysis that human-raised honeybees may be responsible for harming wild bumblebee populations?

(1 point)
Responses

“Flowers have been suspected as reservoirs for bee viruses, but no researcher had linked virus deposits on flowers to bumblebee infections in the wild until this study.”
“Flowers have been suspected as reservoirs for bee viruses, but no researcher had linked virus deposits on flowers to bumblebee infections in the wild until this study.”

“A handful of bumblebee species have declined by up to 96 percent in the U.S., according to the National Agricultural Library’s website.”
“A handful of bumblebee species have declined by up to 96 percent in the U.S., according to the National Agricultural Library’s website.”

“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”

“Human efforts to breed more of these insects in artificial beehives and plant more flowers may seem the obvious way to stave off heavy losses.”

Answer 1

The response that best supports the analysis that human-raised honeybees may be responsible for harming wild bumblebee populations is:

“Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”

This statement directly relates to the idea that the presence of commercial honeybee colonies is linked to an increase in virus transmission to wild bees, thereby implying that honeybees may be contributing to the health issues faced by wild populations.

Answer 2

CONNEXUS 2024 Studying Informational Text Review!! 16/16!!
1) “Filling in one piece of the puzzle, the study revealed wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to managed honeybee colonies.”
2)Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives. & Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies.
3)the text before or after a confusing word
4)to kill
5)elder and eligible
6)schwa
7)negative
8) severely, barely
9)A central idea is more complex and specific.
10)It is suggested in the title.
11)The Phluid Project is a space where all people—nonbinary and LGBTQ people especially—can feel safe and respected while clothes shopping.
12)One factor in this disparity is the fact that more men than women hold “hard” news beats such as politics and world news, where organizations often turn to hire management. & Women run three out of the 25 biggest U.S. titles and one of the top 25 international titles. & Racial minorities fare even worse, comprising 13 percent of overall employees.
13)using headings or subheadings in a short text & separating a long text into chapters
14)What would I need to know first to understand this point?
15)The author presents a study, explains the results, and then tells why it matters.
16)Scientists measured the number of viruses stuck to each bee. & Scientists tested each bee for virus genetic material.