Killer Bees

1- What is the topic of the selection?

• Scientists in Brazil

• Killer Bees

• European Bees

• The migration of bees

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1- What is the implied main idea of the selection?

• killer bees are larger than the European honeybees.

• People keep saying things about killer bees that are not true.

• Scientists in Brazil have studied killer bees for many years.

• Killer bees attack in large groups.

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What detail from the selection supports the main idea of the selection?

• Also some other people have claimed that they were “hunted” by killer bees; they, however, do not hunt.

• killer bees have migrated at a rate of 100-200 miles per year, and have arrived in the United States.

• The term “killer bees” refers to a group of aggressive bees that escaped from an experiment in Brazil in 1957.

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What detail from the passage does not support the main idea of the passage?

• Also some other people have claimed that they were “hunted” by killer bees; they, however, do not hunt.

• killer bees have migrated at a rate of 100-200 miles per year, and have arrived in the United States.

• People have reported that killer bees are larger than the European honeybees like the ones we have in the United States. In truth, they are a little smaller.

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What details from the selection proves that killer bees cannot sting people repeatedly?

• The venom of a killer bee is stronger than the venom of an European honeybee.

• Killer bees lose their stinger with the first sting.

• Killer bees are larger than European honeybees and have a larger stinger.

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