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Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph, then choose the correct order: (1) If the decline continues, the prices of many fruits and vegetables could rise sharply. (2) As they move from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen that fertilizes the plants. (3) Scientists blame a combination of pesticides, disease, and loss of habitat. (4) In recent decades, however, bee populations in many parts of the world have declined. (5) About a third of the food we eat depends on pollination by animals. (6) Bees are the most important of these pollinators.

6-5-2-4-3-1
5-6-2-4-3-1
5-2-6-4-3-1
5-6-2-4-1-3

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B. 5-6-2-4-3-1

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The correct order is 5-6-2-4-3-1. Each sentence picks up an idea from the one before it: About a third of the food we eat depends on pollination by animals. Bees are the most important of these pollinators. As they move from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen that fertilizes the plants. In recent decades, however, bee populations in many parts of the world have declined. Scientists blame a combination of pesticides, disease, and loss of habitat. If the decline continues, the prices of many fruits and vegetables could rise sharply. Each wrong choice swaps just one pair of neighboring sentences, which breaks one of these links.

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