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Read the passage, then read each question below the passage. In the answer area number from 1 - 3 and report the letter of the correct answer for each question.
In the United States, there are nearly 5,000 different species of native bees. Most of them are solitary, friendly bees that nest in holes in the ground or burrows in twigs and dead tree limbs. These bees do not have hives to protect them, so they are not aggressive and rarely sting. Bumblebees, carpenter bees, sweat bees, leafcutter bees, digger bees, and others pollinate many different kinds of plants. They play a critical role in healthy wild plant communities and gardens. About 30 percent of our diet is the direct result of a pollinating visit by a bee to a flowering fruit tree or vegetable plant. Providing bee habitat in your yard can increase the quality and quantity of your fruits and vegetables. Bees are extremely sensitive to many commonly applied insecticides. If you must use chemical insecticides in your garden, apply them in the evening when bees are less likely to be active. Bees are attracted to most flowering plants, and are especially fond of blue and yellow flowers. Try planting your garden to have different species blooming in the spring, summer, and fall.
1. According to this passage, what is the niche of these "friendly" bees?
A. produces honey for local animal life
B. assists in the reproduction of plant life
C. builds hives to protect themselves
D. decomposes dead tree limbs
2. Consider the relationships between the bees, their homes in dead tree logs, and the fruit and vegetable trees. What level of organization in ecology is this passage describing?
A. biosphere
B. biome
C. community
D. population
3. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Bees help in producing 30% of our food source.
B. Bees are more active during the day.
C. Bees are friendly and harmless.
D. Bees are important to the reproduction of plant life.
Read the passage, then read each question below the passage. In the answer area number from 1 - 3 and report the letter of the correct answer for each question.
In the United States, there are nearly 5,000 different species of native bees. Most of them are solitary, friendly bees that nest in holes in the ground or burrows in twigs and dead tree limbs. These bees do not have hives to protect them, so they are not aggressive and rarely sting. Bumblebees, carpenter bees, sweat bees, leafcutter bees, digger bees, and others pollinate many different kinds of plants. They play a critical role in healthy wild plant communities and gardens. About 30 percent of our diet is the direct result of a pollinating visit by a bee to a flowering fruit tree or vegetable plant. Providing bee habitat in your yard can increase the quality and quantity of your fruits and vegetables. Bees are extremely sensitive to many commonly applied insecticides. If you must use chemical insecticides in your garden, apply them in the evening when bees are less likely to be active. Bees are attracted to most flowering plants, and are especially fond of blue and yellow flowers. Try planting your garden to have different species blooming in the spring, summer, and fall.
1. According to this passage, what is the niche of these "friendly" bees?
A. produces honey for local animal life
B. assists in the reproduction of plant life
C. builds hives to protect themselves
D. decomposes dead tree limbs
2. Consider the relationships between the bees, their homes in dead tree logs, and the fruit and vegetable trees. What level of organization in ecology is this passage describing?
A. biosphere
B. biome
C. community
D. population
3. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Bees help in producing 30% of our food source.
B. Bees are more active during the day.
C. Bees are friendly and harmless.
D. Bees are important to the reproduction of plant life.