What does the passage on honeybees say about the crops that people eat?
Honeybees visit flowers to collect nectar, which they turn into honey. While feeding, pollen sticks to their bodies and is carried to the next flower they visit, allowing many plants to produce seeds and fruit. Scientists estimate that a large share of the crops people eat depend at least partly on pollinating insects. In recent years some beekeepers have reported sharp drops in the number of their hives. Researchers are still studying the causes, and they have suggested that several factors, including disease and pesticides, may work together.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Many depend partly on insect pollination
- Step 1: The passage states that a large share of crops depend at least partly on pollinating insects.
- Step 2: It does not say that all crops depend entirely on bees.
Answer
Many depend partly on insect pollination.
Why not the others: The passage does not claim complete dependence, little dependence or wind pollination.
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