Question

which quotation from the passage describes how the author views pollinators such as honey bees?

\this research will be useful in equipping land managers and policy makers with the best - available science to improve habitats for pollinators in a part of the country that is undergoing rapid land - use change.\ (paragraph 4)

\originally imported from europe in the 17th century, honey bees are essential to maintaining food production in north america today.\ (paragraph 5)

\they live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.\ (paragraph 7)

\bees can collect such large quantities of resources because they forage across a vast area, flying six miles or more away from their hives in search of flowers.\ (paragraph 9)

Explanation:

Answer:

"Originally imported from Europe in the 17th century, honey bees are essential to maintaining food production in North America today." (paragraph 5)