Vocabulary
Word that has to do with farms?
What is agricultural
Not to CONNECT
What is disconnect
Another word for benefits
What is point
The author of these articles believe that honeybee colonies are __________
overgrown or disappearing
What is disappearing
Type of genre
What is expository text
Something that is likely to happen
What is probable
To JUDGE someone incorrectly
What is misjudge
Another word for drawbacks
What is counterpoint
In "Pointing to Pesticides", bees affected by pesticides __________
die, get lost, or cannot fly
What is get lost
Crops depend on __________
What is honeybees
OPPOSITE of unexpected
predicting or surprising
What is predicting
to WASH something before using
What is prewash
Nonnative specie from Australia to eat insects that killed citrus fruit
What is Vedalia beetle
How do fewer honeybee colonies affect the country’s food production?
a. They mutate the fruits and vegetables. g
b. They reduce the number of fruits and vegetables.
What is They reduce the number of fruits and vegetables.
Which crop depends on honeybees the least?
cotton or soybeans
What is soybeans
Happening over a large area
What is widespread
Something that is not EXPENSIVE
What is inexpensive
In Florida, about _______ species of familiar plants and animals are nonnative.
a. 1,000
b. 2,000
c. 3,000
What is 2,000
What is the main idea of the article “A Germ of an Idea”?
a. Pesticides are likely to blame for CCD.
b. A fungus and virus are likely to blame for CCD.
c. A combination of many factors are likely to blame for CCD.
What is A fungus and virus are likely to blame for CCD.
Honeybees were brought to the U.S. from?
Asia or Europe
What is Europe
Word that means almost the same as disorder
ailment or cure
What is ailment
to not APPROVE
What is disapprove
Virus that came to U.S. carried by birds
What is avian influenza virus
What can you conclude from the articles?
a. Scientists will begin treating honeybee hives.
b. Scientists will continue to investigate the cause of CCD.
What is Scientists will continue to investigate the cause of CCD.
Honeybees pollinate $___ billion worth of crops a year.
What is $15 billion