A Bee Mystery

Recent surveys around the world have found some very sad and troubling news. Bees are not doing well. According to Time: Science & Space, "an estimated ten million beehives ... have been lost since 2006." What's worse, scientists are not sure why. Most beekeepers will tell you that bees tend to die in large numbers every spring. This is normal and necessary to keep a hive of bees healthy. But when the deaths add up to more than half the bees in an entire country, that is something altogether different and dire. Scientists have called this "colony-collapse disorder" or CCD. This name describes the effect, though, and not the cause of the die-out. Scientists simply do not know what is killing the bees.

Many things make it hard for bees. Varroa mites move into a colony and weaken it. Further, these mites carry viruses that attack those that survive. In addition, a new bacterium was recently discovered that attacks bees intestinally and kills them. Beekeepers go to great lengths to protect bees from these invaders, and for many years have been able to control them. All these attackers and the methods used to combat them do stress the bees, however.

Many feel the problem is not some new threat, but a decline in the habitat available to bees. Development of grasslands once home to wild flowers and food for bees has been universal. Pavement makes it easy to drive, but it replaces wild grasses and other food sources for bees. →Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health.← We plowed under a varied habitat and planted—in many cases—a single plant like beets. Then we sprayed all kinds of chemicals on the beets to keep other bugs away and in doing so also harmed bees. Now, to treat all the mites and other invaders, bee keepers use additional chemicals to kill the invaders. These chemicals also shorten the life of the bees. Have the use of chemicals, loss of habitat, and invading parasites made life impossible for bees? Experts continue to argue various theories, but few have any answers.

Colony collapse disorder is perhaps one of the most mysterious problems modern science has tried to solve. Whether the problem is environmental or an unknown disease, we will all feel the effects if bees continue to decline. Bees affect almost every aspect of the human food chain. From the fruits, vegetables, and grains we eat, to the grasses and grains we feed our livestock, we depend on bees to keep us healthy. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, bees account for 15 billion dollars in crops. Honey is a treasure for sure, but the real gold is in the strawberries, apples, peaches, and green beans we eat and need to stay healthy ourselves. All told, the outlook for bees is not good. The outlook for humans may not "bee" so good either.
Read this sentence from the text:
Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health.

How does this line function in the text?
A. It adds a reason that supports the thesis.
B. It provides general information about the topic.
C. It is the thesis of the article.
D. It concludes the ideas in the article.

If you get this right you get 100 points and a brainliest.
The sentence in a paragraph has the arrow symbol

Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health.

The answer should be A. It isn't the thesis, but it supports the thesis.

Answer:

I think it may be D.

sorry if I get this wrong but I hope it helps!

what figure of speech is used in the phrase " she would rather lose her eyesight than be around when i make one of my infrequent scences".​

10 points

In_____voice, the subject actively performs the action on an object.
A. controlled
B. direct
C. passive
D. active

Correct the 3 grammatical errors (a/an/the) in the text below. Once a year, the college goes on a expedition trip to do charity work abroad. Last year’s trip was to help set up the community garden in South America. This year’s trip will be to Kenya. The trips are expensive, but students can save an lot of money by working together and doing fundraising events.

How to Build a Card House
Building card houses is a fun way to spend a rainy
afternoon. All you need is a deck of cards and a large floor
area. Begin by forming an upside-down V with two cards.
Place several of these in a row close together. Place a
third and fourth card horizontally on either side of each
upside-down V. This will help stabilize the base. Then,
you can layer cards across the tops of the V's. This will
become the floor of your second level. Continue building
V's, walls, and roofs until you run out of cards. See how
high you can make your card house before it falls down.
Read the passage carefully. How can the speaker
strengthen this statement: "Place several of these in a
row close together"? Select two choices.
identify how much space to leave between each V
identify the types of cards to use
clarify what is meant by "several"
state the goal of the procedure again
restate how to set the cards

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Rain in Summer" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

How beautiful is the rain!
After the dust and heat,
In the broad and fiery street,
In the narrow lane,
How beautiful is the rain!

How it clatters along the roofs,
Like the tramp of hoofs
How it gushes and struggles out
From the throat of the overflowing spout!

Across the window-pane
It pours and pours;
And swift and wide,
With a muddy tide,
Like a river down the gutter roars
The rain, the welcome rain!
…
In the country, on every side,
Where far and wide,
Like a leopard's tawny and spotted hide,
Stretches the plain,
To the dry grass and the drier grain
How welcome is the rain! What is the meaning of the simile in stanza 4?

A The countryside is underwater due to the rain.

B The rain has formed puddles that dot the fields.

C Thirsty plants have soaked up all of the rainwater.

D Rain has made the fields appear flat and smooth.

Based on the speaker’s allusions in Midsummer to Shakespeare and sonnets, readers can infer that the speaker

thinks that other authors are better than Shakespeare.
believes that Shakespeare wrote about race relations well.
is deeply familiar with Shakespeare and his works.
feels that only certain people truly understand Shakespeare.

What does Jim Gallien think of Alex’s plan? How does he try to help Alex?

Which action in the plot distinguishes Samantha as a comic hero?

Which type of pronoun is hers in the sentence "The poster about the planets is hers."?

A.)objective

B.)possessive

C.)interrogative

D.)subjective

Many historians believe that Hillary Clinton cracked the glass ceiling that Kamala
Harris finally broke. What does this mean? *

Is “While debris covered the park” a clause

Read the paragraph, Artemis and Poseidon are two figures from ancient Greek mythology. They are both characterized as gods who live on Mount Olympus. Artemis is the female goddess of the moon and the hunt. She is a daughter of Zeus. On the other hand, Poseidon is one of Zeus's brothers. He is the male god of the oceans. Each of these figures is considered a major god in Greek mythology What clues show that the paragraph is organized using a compare and contrast structure? O words and phrases that signal similarities and differences between two things words and phrases that describe events and explain why they happen words and phrases that show an order of events or list steps in a procedure words and phrases that describe a problem and how the problem is solved Mark this and return Save and Exit Next Submit​

4. The teacher recommends that students read for
20 minutes each night. How many pages will the
student complete?

When you include dialogue in a story, what should you make sure the dialogue does?
You should make sure it mentions the setting.
You should make sure it moves the story forward.
You should make sure the characters state the theme.
You should make sure the characters sound smart.

Dear Sam, A couple of weeks ago, I was tired all of the time. I would find myself dragging my feet during baseball practice. I was so tired that my mom said, "You look like one of those zombies from a horror movie. Your face is pale, your eyelids are drooping, and your words sound like mumbles." After she said that, I started going to sleep earlier every night. It wasn't easy to give up that time in my day, but I can tell it was worth it because my brain no longer feels like pancake batter! I can think clearly, and my coach told me I was fielding the ball better than ever. I suggest you get more sleep, Sam.

Nick

In what ways does the dialogue in the letter paint a picture for readers? Check all that apply.

It helps readers see Nick’s mom as a caring person.
It shows what Nick thinks and feels.
It explains what Nick’s mother felt and thought.
It helps readers see Nick’s mom as a real person.

When writing a summary of a text, it is most important to
identity the central ideas of the text.
form an opinion about the text.
list every detail that appears in the text.
compare the text with other texts.

There's this class I am taking and it's asking me.How will your profile ensure on social media presents you in the most favorable light? I am stuck I need ideas please

Journals and government documents can be categorized as:
A. paper source
B. print source
C. credible source
D. archived source ​

What does the underlined phrase in this sentence mean beating around the bush
A dancing around beating bushes
B abusing plant life in cruel, aimless way
C moving too quickly to the solution of a problem
D taking too long to get to the point​

In the students are to be corrected immediately. Select one: a. The communicative Method b. Audio Lingual Question 2. In Grammar - Translation Method the teacher must be a native speaker of the target language taught at the classroom. Select one: True False​

CRITICAL VOCABULARY
redistribute
robustly
predominantly
relevant
expansive
collaborate

1. The topic is too ____________
to research, so I'm narrowing it down.

2. If we _____________on the project we can all share the work.

3. Let's____________the chores to divide the tasks more fairly.

4. At home, they__________speak their native language, Spanish

5. Evidence that is___________clearly connects to a claim.
6. The vegetables grew__________ so we had a big harvest

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Identify the subject, verb, predicate noun, and predicate adjective in the sentence below. Choose "none" for any of these elements not present in the sentence.

She looked quite relieved after taking the exam.

12)
You have been assigned to write a narrative essay about a time you made an exciting journey.
Which best describes the general outline that the essay should take?
A
describing the journey and telling why it is fun
B)
analyzing the role played by journeys in our lives
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telling a story about going from one place to another
D)
arguing for why a person should take a particular journey
13)

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What real-life knowledge will best help readers
understand the significance of these lines?
A) The United Nations was founded after World War II.
B) The United Nations works to bring countries together.
C) The United Nations building is near the Empire State
Building
D)The United Nations provides medicine for poor countries.

Which of the sentences below offers the smoothest revision of the following "choppy" passage?
The house was dark. I waited for my skin to stop crawling. I went inside. It was smelly. It was creepy.

A. The house was dark and creepy, and I went inside, waiting for my skin to stop crawling from the smelliness.

B. I went inside the house, which was dark and smelly and creepy and it made my skin crawl.

C. While I waited for my skin to stop crawling, I went inside the house, which was dark, smelly, and creepy.

D. The house was dark, smelly, and creepy, but after my skin stopped crawling, I went inside.

Rewrite the following sentence to start with "None of ".
The company made two proposals and the board refused both of them.

Put parentheses around the adverb clause by placing the parentheses in their correct locations.
After I study, I'll pay you.

Select the correct text in the passage.
Which sentence in the text foreshadows an internal conflict in the excerpt?

(04.01, 04.03, 04.04 LC)
Match the words with the same vowel sound. (5 points)
Column A
Column B
1.
chat
a. that
a
2.
shape
b. chime
3
.
ship
C. whale
4.
then
d. wish
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nen
5.
whine
e. when
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