Which statement best synthesizes the information from both sources?

Pesticides have led to the decline in the honeybee population, so they should be banned.

Honeybees are responsible for pollinating crops, so there would be food scarcity without bees.

Honeybees are important for food production, so people should work to ban pesticides that harm bees.

Pesticides pose a danger to bees, so people should take steps to reduce the use of dangerous pesticides.

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Mugsy

9 December, 02:32

Which statement best synthesizes the information from both sources?

Pesticides have led to the decline in the honeybee population, so they should be banned.

Honeybees are responsible for pollinating crops, so there would be food scarcity without bees.

Honeybees are important for food production, so people should work to ban pesticides that harm bees.

Pesticides pose a danger to bees, so people should take steps to reduce the use of dangerous pesticides.

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Carmen Haynes · Answer 1

Honeybees are responsible for pollinating crops, so there would be food scarcity without bees.

Elyse Brennan · Answer 2

The main reasons for global bees-decline are industrial agriculture, parasites/pathogens and climate change. The loss of biodiversity, destruction of habitat and lack of forage due to monocultures and bee-killing pesticides are particular threats for honeybees and wild pollinators.