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Question

What evidence from the text best supports the analysis that human actions are related to bumblebee decline?

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Responses

the fact that people have tried to breed more bees
the fact that people have tried to breed more bees

the study that shows viruses may be spilling over from commercial hives to wild bees
the study that shows viruses may be spilling over from commercial hives to wild bees

the question about how wild bees pick up viruses if they do not enter managed honeybee colonies
the question about how wild bees pick up viruses if they do not enter managed honeybee colonies

the claim that people may be saving the bees to death

Answer 1

The evidence from the text that best supports the analysis that human actions are related to bumblebee decline is:

"the claim that people may be saving the bees to death."

This suggests that human efforts to protect bees might be having unintended negative consequences on their populations.

Answer 2

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What evidence from the text best supports the inference that people have been more concerned with the health of honeybees than wild bumblebees in recent years? Select the two correct answers.

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Some species of bumblebees have declined up to 96 percent locally.
Some species of bumblebees have declined up to 96 percent locally.

Bumblebee die-offs may be increasing because of efforts to save honeybees.
Bumblebee die-offs may be increasing because of efforts to save honeybees.

New research shows that honeybee diseases may be spilling over to wild bumblebees.
New research shows that honeybee diseases may be spilling over to wild bumblebees.

People are more familiar with honeybee die-offs.
People are more familiar with honeybee die-offs.

The causes of bumblebee die-offs have been largely understudied.

Answer 3

The two correct answers that best support the inference that people have been more concerned with the health of honeybees than wild bumblebees in recent years are:

1. Bumblebee die-offs may be increasing because of efforts to save honeybees.
2. People are more familiar with honeybee die-offs.

These responses suggest that attention and resources have been primarily focused on honeybees, potentially at the expense of wild bumblebee populations.

Answer 4

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What evidence from the text best supports the inference that honeybees—not bumblebees—are responsible for infecting the studied flowers? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

More bumblebees foraging close to apiaries had viruses on their outsides than had active infections.
More bumblebees foraging close to apiaries had viruses on their outsides than had active infections.

All the infected flowers researchers picked and tested were close to apiaries.
All the infected flowers researchers picked and tested were close to apiaries.

All of the bumblebees infected with deformed wing virus were close to apiaries.
All of the bumblebees infected with deformed wing virus were close to apiaries.

More than 90 percent of bumblebees collected close to apiaries were infected with black queen cell virus.
More than 90 percent of bumblebees collected close to apiaries were infected with black queen cell virus.

All of the honeybees researchers collected were infected with both viruses.
All of the honeybees researchers collected were infected with both viruses.

Answer 5

The two correct answers that best support the inference that honeybees—not bumblebees—are responsible for infecting the studied flowers are:

1. All the infected flowers researchers picked and tested were close to apiaries.
2. All of the honeybees researchers collected were infected with both viruses.

These responses indicate a strong linkage between the presence of honeybees and the infection of the flowers studied.

Answer 6

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What evidence from the text best supports the inference that advice to people who want to help bees will continue to change over time?

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Responses

Alger is still investigating whether increasing plant diversity or culling certain plants could help decrease disease transmission.
Alger is still investigating whether increasing plant diversity or culling certain plants could help decrease disease transmission.

It is likely that disease spread is going both ways, so even if diseases in commercial bees are eliminated wild bees could potentially reinfect them.
It is likely that disease spread is going both ways, so even if diseases in commercial bees are eliminated wild bees could potentially reinfect them.

Keeping more bees and planting more flowers may be contributing to the spread of diseases among human-managed and wild bees.
Keeping more bees and planting more flowers may be contributing to the spread of diseases among human-managed and wild bees.

From the urban gardeners to rural farmers, people have been encouraged to plant more bee-friendly flowers.

Answer 7

The evidence from the text that best supports the inference that advice to people who want to help bees will continue to change over time is:

Keeping more bees and planting more flowers may be contributing to the spread of diseases among human-managed and wild bees.

This suggests that current recommendations might not be effective or could even be harmful, indicating a need for ongoing evaluation and adjustment of advice.