LSAT 151 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q20

LR Question 20 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: For pollinating certain crops such as cranberries …

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

FACTS:

• For some crops (like cranberries), bumblebees are more efficient at pollinating than honeybees.
• Bumblebees visit only a few plants in a small area.
• Honeybees visit many plants in a broader area.

ANALYSIS: This is saying that bumblebees are better pollinators for certain crops, because of their behavior. So it connects:

more focused behavior -> better efficiency at pollinating

Why? Because if a bee keeps visiting the same crop in the same area, it’s more likely to keep transferring pollen between those same plants. If instead it’s wandering all over the place visiting random species, it’s less focused on pollinating that one crop.

The idea is: A bee that divides its attention less is better at pollinating a particular crop.

So clearly, these crops (like cranberries) have some quality that makes it such that if you’re busy pollinating many other plants, you’re not very efficient at pollinating these crops (like cranberries).

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1. Wayyy too strong. The stimulus says this is true for certain crops like cranberries, not any species.
2. CORRECT. If visiting lots of other species makes honeybees worse at pollinating cranberries, then yes: the number of other species visited affects cranberry pollination efficiency.
3. Completely backwards. The stimulus literally says honeybees cover broader areas and visit more species.
4. We’re never told anything about where cranberries are typically located. This is making up facts.
5. Tempting but off. The issue isn’t just “likelihood of visiting plants in the crop.” It’s the focus relative to other species.