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The Case of the Missing Bees & Busy, Beneficial Bees

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Question 1
1.

Refer to The Case of the Missing Bees story.
According to the section called A Germ of an Idea, What are 4 possible causes of Colony Collapse Disorder?

Question 2
2.

What is the main idea of the section A Germ of an Idea?

Question 3
3.

Which section would you read in The Case of the Missing Bees if you want to know whether pesticides are the most likely culprit of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)?

Question 4
4.

How do fewer honeybee colonies affect the country's food production?

Question 5
5.

How might pesticides, fungus, and viruses work together to contribute to the Colony Collapse Disorder?

Question 6
6.

According to the section, Pointing to Pesticides, what happens to bees affected by pesticides?

Question 7
7.

Read Busy, Beneficial Bees
Refer to the chart on page 391 in Wonders textbook.
According to the chart entitled Crops Depend on Honeybees, what percent of apple crops depend on insect pollination?

Question 8
8.

Read Busy, Beneficial Bees
Refer to the chart on page 391 in Wonders textbook.
According to the chart entitled Crops Depend on Honeybees, Of the cantaloupe crops that depend on insect pollination, what percent depend on honeybees?

Question 9
9.

Read Busy, Beneficial Bees
Refer to the chart on page 391 in Wonders textbook.
According to the chart entitled Crops Depend on Honeybees, which crop listed depends the least on insect pollination?

Question 10
10.

Read Busy, Beneficial Bees
Refer to the chart on page 391 in Wonders textbook.
According to the chart entitled Crops Depend on Honeybees, what is the only crop that depends on honeybees specifically for 100% of the insect pollination?

Question 11
11.

Read Busy, Beneficial Bees
According to the article, what are two reasons why the disappearance of honeybees is important?

Question 12
12.

The authors of both The Case of the Missing Bees and Busy, Beneficial Bees agree that __________.