What are some of the hypotheses for the collapse of honeybee colonies?

What will be an ideal response?


?Hypotheses for the collapse of honeybee colonies include:1. a parasitic mite that kills adults2. viruses and fungi3. pesticides which weaken the bees' immune systems making them more vulnerable to parasites, viruses, and fungi4. stress from travel to work sites and over work at the sites, combined with poor nutrition - Bees are increasingly not gathering nectar from a diversity of plants and relying instead among a narrower set of plant species.?

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A) blockbusting. B) filtering. C) gentrification. D) redlining. E) zoning.

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Rocky shores along the ocean provide surfaces for organisms to attach themselves.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which region has the greatest overall gender gap in male-female earnings? A)


A) Alaska and Hawaii
B) Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)
C) New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Maine)
D) South/Southwest (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama)
E) mid-Atlantic (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina)

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Benioff zones indicate the angle of plate descent along a convergent plate boundary. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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