“Examples of crops that are pollinated include apples, squash, and almonds. Without the assistance of pollinators, most plants cannot produce fruits and seeds. The fruits and seeds of flowering plants are an important food source for people and wildlife.”What conclusion can you draw from this evidence?Pollinators like hummingbirds, bats, bees, beetles, butterflies, and flies are nutritious food for humans.Declining populations of pollinators may impact plant populations and the things that humans can eat.Honey bees are protected by the U.S. government because they help make billions of dollars.Pollinators carry and eat fruits and seeds, and leave pieces of them around so new plants can grow.

What is the main idea of this text?Pollination causes plants to reproduce fruits and seeds because it is when the stamen, or male part, of a flower is moved to the stigma, or female part, of a flower and the plant is fertilized.Hummingbirds and butterflies are examples of animals that are pollinators that we may overlook in our daily lives, but they have a very important role in plant and crop reproduction.Pollinators play an important role in making sure many flowering plants and food crops can grow, and because their populations are declining, humans are working to protect them.In 2010, honey bees and other insect pollinators contributed to tens of billions of dollars of crop production in the United States and their populations are declining due to various factors.

Pollinators—animals like bees and butterflies that carry pollen between plants—are vitally important to an ecosystem by helping plants mate and reproduce. ------ the population of bees and other pollinators has been in steady decline due to the use of toxic pesticides and the destruction of natural habitats. A new study suggests that this has caused plants to evolve to fertilize their own seeds more often.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?Moreover,eliminateHowever,eliminateSometimes,eliminateHence,

According to the article, what are some specific examples of food that humans might not have without pollinators?

Bees are insects known for their production of honey (in some species) and their role in the pollination process. They are found in every global habitat that has insect-pollinated flowering plants, and they play an important role in those ecosystems. Some countries have a higher prevalence of domesticated bees and some have more wild bees. A laboratory has conducted a study of different ecosystems which rely on bee pollination and concluded that wild bees play a more efficient role in pollinating an ecosystem as compared to domesticated bees. Which finding from the laboratory study, if true, would most directly support their conclusion?Domesticated bees pollinate a wider variety of flowers than wild bees do. eliminateSince honey reserves are collected from domestic hives by beekeepers, the bees must collect more pollen from flowers to produce more honey.eliminateThe success of urban gardens is directly related to the number of wild, urban bee hives in the area.eliminateWild bees were found to visit 50% more plants than domestic bees were in the same time frame.

Pollination is an example of __________.Question 10Select one:a.a possible source of new drugsb.chemical diversityc.an ecosystem serviced.crop pest control