Base your answer on the information below and on your knowledge of biology . . unless actions are taken to slow the decline of domesticated honeybees and augment [increase] their populations with wild bees, many fruits and vegetables may disappear from the food supply said claire kremen, a conservation biologist at princeton university in new jersey the honeybee decline, which is affecting domesticated and wild bee populations around the world, is mostly the result of diseases spread as a result of mites and other parasites as well as the spraying of crops with pesticides, scientists say source: "bee declines may spell end of some fruits, vegetables," national geographic news, october 5, 2005 some honeybees have been able to survive the changes in their environment and reproduce. this is most likely due to a) the aggressive behavior of wild bees b) an abundance of food sources for the bees c) genetic diversity in the bees d) lack of mutations in the bees