Text 1: Biologist Park argues that bee populations are in serious decline. Commercial honeybee colonies are collapsing at unprecedented rates, and many wild bee species have suffered range contractions in recent decades. Without action, Park warns, agricultural pollination services worth billions of dollars are at risk.
Text 2: Biologist Singh accepts that some bee species are declining but cautions against speaking of "the bees" as one. Honeybees, which are managed livestock, can be replenished by beekeepers; native bumblebees and solitary bees, by contrast, face habitat loss that cannot be fixed by adding hives. The conservation problem differs sharply between groups.
Both authors would most likely agree that
- A
bee populations are not declining at all.
- Bcheck_circle
some bee populations face significant pressures.
- C
honeybees and wild bees face identical conservation problems.
- D
bees are not important to agriculture.
Explanation
Both accept that bees face declines; they differ on lumping vs. splitting. A is shared. B, C, and D contradict at least one author.