Domesticated Honeybees Are One of the Most Important Insect Pollinators

question 60

Multiple Choice

Domesticated honeybees are one of the most important insect pollinators for domestic and global food production. Which cause is not attributed to the large losses of honeybee colonies?

• A)lack of gene flow between wild and domestic honey bees
• B)fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens
• C)pesticide use
• D)potential nutritional deficiencies
• E)mites

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Definitions:

Stimulus Presentation

The act of introducing a stimulus to a subject's sensory medium (e.g., visual, auditory) to provoke a response or examine the subject's behavior in psychological experiments.

Schedule of Reinforcement

A plan or strategy in behavioral psychology for determining which responses will be reinforced to shape or modify behavior.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy in which a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, often leading to more resistant behavior change.

Reinforcers

Stimuli, which when presented after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.