use the text to answer each question below.\n1. bees are helpful to humans and the planet. bees play an…

use the text to answer each question below.\n1. bees are helpful to humans and the planet. bees play an important part in a natural process called pollination. pollination is a process by which flowers, fruits, and vegetables grow. bees eat nectar, a sweet liquid they find in flowers. while collecting nectar, a dust - like substance called pollen sticks to them. as they travel from flower to flower in search of nectar, bees bring pollen with them. the pollen helps flowers make new seeds, which sprout into new flowers. bees also help pollinate fruits and vegetables. about 75% of crops on the planet depend on bees for pollination. in fact, farmers often keep bee colonies on their farms to help pollinate crops. without bees, many crops, including the food we eat every day, would have a lot of trouble growing. they may sometimes sting, but its important to remember bees are our friends!\nwhich of these is the topic sentence of this passage?\na. bees are helpful to humans and the planet. b. pollination is a process by which flowers,\nfruits, and vegetables grow.\nc. bees eat nectar, a sweet liquid they find in d. its important to remember bees are our\nflowers. friends!\n2. there are many types of bees in the world, each with the same basic parts. an adult bee can be as big as 1.6 inches, or 4 centimeters. their short, thick bodies are covered in hair. this is how pollen sticks to a bee. bees have six legs, two pairs of wings, and five eyes. youll also always be able to spot a bee by its yellow and black stripes. there are some differences between male and female bees. female honeybees, for example, have stingers, while the males do not. males have round bodies, while females have pointy ends.\nwhich line from the passage is a topic sentence that introduces the main idea?\na. bees have six legs, two pairs of wings, and b. there are many types of bees in the world,\nfive eyes. each with the same basic parts.\nc. there are some differences between male d. youll always be able to spot a bee by its\nand female bees. yellow and black stripes.

use the text to answer each question below.\n1. bees are helpful to humans and the planet. bees play an important part in a natural process called pollination. pollination is a process by which flowers, fruits, and vegetables grow. bees eat nectar, a sweet liquid they find in flowers. while collecting nectar, a dust - like substance called pollen sticks to them. as they travel from flower to flower in search of nectar, bees bring pollen with them. the pollen helps flowers make new seeds, which sprout into new flowers. bees also help pollinate fruits and vegetables. about 75% of crops on the planet depend on bees for pollination. in fact, farmers often keep bee colonies on their farms to help pollinate crops. without bees, many crops, including the food we eat every day, would have a lot of trouble growing. they may sometimes sting, but its important to remember bees are our friends!\nwhich of these is the topic sentence of this passage?\na. bees are helpful to humans and the planet. b. pollination is a process by which flowers,\nfruits, and vegetables grow.\nc. bees eat nectar, a sweet liquid they find in d. its important to remember bees are our\nflowers. friends!\n2. there are many types of bees in the world, each with the same basic parts. an adult bee can be as big as 1.6 inches, or 4 centimeters. their short, thick bodies are covered in hair. this is how pollen sticks to a bee. bees have six legs, two pairs of wings, and five eyes. youll also always be able to spot a bee by its yellow and black stripes. there are some differences between male and female bees. female honeybees, for example, have stingers, while the males do not. males have round bodies, while females have pointy ends.\nwhich line from the passage is a topic sentence that introduces the main idea?\na. bees have six legs, two pairs of wings, and b. there are many types of bees in the world,\nfive eyes. each with the same basic parts.\nc. there are some differences between male d. youll always be able to spot a bee by its\nand female bees. yellow and black stripes.

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For the first question, the passage details how bees help with pollination, which benefits crops and thus humans and the planet. The topic sentence should introduce this main idea. Option A does that. For the second question, the passage then goes on to describe the basic parts of different types of bees. Option B introduces the main idea of different bee types having the same basic parts.

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  1. A. Bees are helpful to humans and the planet.
  2. B. There are many types of bees in the world, each with the same basic parts.