Question

"Are Commercial Honeybees Making Wild Bees Sick?" 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. 1 of 3 Question Use the article excerpt to answer the question. What evidence from the text supports the inference that commercial honeybees may be responsible for leaving virus deposits on flowers? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses Pesticides and shrinking habitat due to climate change may both contribute to wild bee decline. Pesticides and shrinking habitat due to climate change may both contribute to wild bee decline. Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives. Bumblebees have not been observed entering commercial honeybee hives. People have been planting more flowers in an attempt to save the honeybees. People have been planting more flowers in an attempt to save the honeybees. Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies. Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies. Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.

Answer 1

The two correct responses that support the inference that commercial honeybees may be responsible for leaving virus deposits on flowers are:

1. Wild bumblebees pick up more viruses the closer they forage to honeybee colonies.
2. Honeybees play a significant role in pollinating flowers and commercial plants.

These statements indicate a potential connection between the presence of commercial honeybees and the increased virus load in wild bee populations, particularly through foraging behavior and pollination activities.

Answer 2

What does the suffix -cide mean in the words pesticide and germicide?(1 point) Responses to kill to kill to limit to limit to infect to infect to dislike

Answer 3

The suffix -cide means "to kill." Therefore, the correct response is to kill.