The Case of the Missing Bees (Unit 5 Week 5)

The authors of these articles agree that

• honeybees are mutating.
• honeybee hives are overcrowded.
• honeybee colonies are overgrown.
• honeybee colonies are disappearing.

What is the main idea of the article “A Germ of an Idea”?

• Parasites are likely to blame for CCD.
• Pesticides are likely to blame for CCD.
• A fungus and virus are likely to blame for CCD.
• A combination of many factors are likely to blamefor CCD.

According to the article “Pointing to Pesticides,” what happens to bees affected by pesticides?

• They die
• They get lost
• The cannot fly
• They cannot produce honey

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

• They mutate the fruits and vegetables.
• They create smaller fruits and vegetables.
• They reduce the number of fruits and vegetables.
• They increase the number of fruits and vegetables.

What can you conclude from the articles?

• Farmers will increase the use of pesticides.
• Scientists will begin treating honeybee hives.
• Scientists will continue to investigate the cause of CCD.
• The honeybee population will steadily begin to increase.

Which word means almost the same as disorder?

• ailment

• cure

• demand

• favor

What does the word probable mean?

• impossible to believe

• difficult to imagine

• unlikely to occur

• likely to happen

Which word means the OPPOSITE of unexpected?

• predicted

• surprising

• unintended

• unlikely

What does the word declined mean?

• built

• grew

• increased

• weakened

Which word means "happening over a large area"?

• agricultural

• probable

• unexpected

• widespread