Read the excerpt from an article about honeybees and answer the
question.

Honeybees are an important factor in the production of food. Honeybees
are pollinators. This means that they fertilize plants so that the plants can
produce food. Scientists estimate that nearly 1/3 of all agricultural food
products are pollinated by bees. Over $15 billion dollars worth of US
crops are pollinated by bees each year. Since 2006, honeybees have
been rapidly disappearing from the environment. Agriculturalists are
worried that without the honeybee, food crops will suffer and food prices
will rise.

What information from the passage is most relevant in answering
the following research question?
Research Question: What is the relationship between honeybees
and the agricultural economy?
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Select one:

Honeybees pollinate over $15 billion in US food products each year.

Agriculturalists are concerned that a lack of honeybees will have a negative
impact on food production

Honeybees fertilize plants to that the plants can produce food.

Honeybees have been rapidly disappearing from the ecosystem over the past
twenty years