Question

Cornell University recently conducted a study that estimated that honeybees pollinate more than $14 billion worth of crops, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables each year. The study suggested that nearly seventy-five percent of all global crops that are grown for food, fiber, beverages, condiments, spices, and medicines are pollinated. Produced with the help of pollinators, agricultural products including legumes, vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts, herbs, spices, oils, seeds, grains, clover, and cotton make a significant contribution to the economy. As the human population increases, so does the demand for pollination; sadly, the honeybee population is decreasing. Within the past thirty years, parasites, predators, and disease have weakened both feral and managed populations of honeybees. In fact, around the globe, honeybees are being decimated by an epidemic known as colony collapse disorder (CCD).

According to this article, who collected information to research the honeybees?

A) Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
B) global farmers
C) Cornell University
D) food manufacturers

Answer 1

Option C i.e Cornell University is the correct answer.

According to the article, Cornell University collected the information to research the honeybees. The article starts with "Cornell University recently conducted a study that estimated that honeybees pollinate more than $14 billion worth of crops, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables each year."

Answer 2

The correct answer is - Cornell University.

According to this article, the institution that collected the information and conducted the research is Cornell University, as it is stated at the beginning of the article itself.

The problem with the decline in the honeybee populations globally, is an extremely serious matter. Often overlooked by most of the people, but the honey bees are crucial for the survival for most of the ecosystems on the planet. If the honeybees are not there to pollinate the plants, most of the ecosystems on the planet will fall apart. The humans will be heavily affected and will be on the verge of existence as a species, and the reason would not so much be the economical problems, but the lack of food.