Toefl Itp Reading Practice May 2026

(A) They are more efficient at producing honey. (B) They prefer to live in agricultural areas. (C) Most of them do not live in large groups. (D) They are unable to survive in parks.

(A) manicured gardens support the highest bee diversity. (B) unmanaged green spaces are better for bee populations. (C) pesticides have no effect on urban bees. (D) cities cannot support a wide variety of bee species. toefl itp reading practice

in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to: (A) broken into pieces (B) enriched with nutrients (C) densely populated (D) highly protected (A) They are more efficient at producing honey

Unlike honeybees, which live in large, social colonies, over 90% of urban bee species are solitary. A single female leafcutter bee, for example, constructs her own nest in a small cavity, such as a hollow stem or a crack in a brick wall, without the aid of a worker caste. She then provisions the nest with a mixture of nectar and pollen before laying a single egg. This efficient, independent lifestyle allows solitary bees to thrive in fragmented urban habitats where large, continuous foraging areas are scarce. (D) They are unable to survive in parks