Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized for You
we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Track Your Progress
every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance
Practice Pays
we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Thank you for using the timer!
We noticed you are actually not timing your practice. Click the START button first next time you use the timer.
There are many benefits to timing your practice, including:
Learn how Kamakshi achieved a GMAT 675 with an impressive 96th %ile in Data Insights. Discover the unique methods and exam strategies that helped her excel in DI along with other sections for a balanced and high score.
Learn how Keshav, a Chartered Accountant, scored an impressive 705 on GMAT in just 30 days with GMATWhiz's expert guidance. In this video, he shares preparation tips and strategies that worked for him, including the mock, time management, and more
Do RC/MSR passages scare you? e-GMAT is conducting a masterclass to help you learn – Learn effective reading strategies Tackle difficult RC & MSR with confidence Excel in timed test environment
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors.
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
75%
(hard)
Question Stats:
27%
(01:27)
correct 73%
(02:22)
wrong
based on 11
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
In the past 50 years, the population of honeybees in the United States has been cut in half. The decline is due primarily to the increasing use of pesticides in the United States, as well as to the introduction of two types of mites that weaken and kill the bees. Honeybees are the primary pollinators for a variety of important fruit crops, including oranges, apples, grapes, peaches, cranberries and watermelons. Therefore, if the honey bee population continues this drastic decline, then most fruits will no longer be available to consumers.
In evaluating the conclusion above, it would be useful to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT:
Are there other insect pollinators that could pollinate these fruit crops instead of the honeybee? Are honeybee populations declining in other important fruit-producing regions, like Chile and New Zealand? Is it feasible for humans to hand-pollinate the fruits that have been pollinated by bees? Will reducing the use of pesticides in the United States reverse the decline in honeybee populations? Is it possible to genetically engineer fruit-producing plants so that they no longer require pollination?
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
In the past 50 years, the population of honeybees in the United States has been cut in half. The decline is due primarily to the increasing use of pesticides in the United States, as well as to the introduction of two types of mites that weaken and kill the bees. Honeybees are the primary pollinators for a variety of important fruit crops, including oranges, apples, grapes, peaches, cranberries and watermelons. Therefore, if the honey bee population continues this drastic decline, then most fruits will no longer be available to consumers.
In evaluating the conclusion above, it would be useful to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT:
Are there other insect pollinators that could pollinate these fruit crops instead of the honeybee? Are honeybee populations declining in other important fruit-producing regions, like Chile and New Zealand? Is it feasible for humans to hand-pollinate the fruits that have been pollinated by bees? Will reducing the use of pesticides in the United States reverse the decline in honeybee populations? Is it possible to genetically engineer fruit-producing plants so that they no longer require pollination?
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.