one impressive cave system is the lava tube cave of lava beds national monument. the cave provide a safe habitat for millions of bats. in order to visit the caves, visitors must first be screened for white-nose syndrome it is a disease that is fatal to bats.

Question

one impressive cave system is the lava tube cave of lava beds national monument. the cave provide a safe habitat for millions of bats. in order to visit the caves, visitors must first be screened for white-nose syndrome it is a disease that is fatal to bats.

which option best identifies the central idea of the paragraph?

A. lava tube caves are found in a national monument

B. the lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats

C. visitors must be screened for white-nose syndrome before visiting the caves

D. the caves are a safe habitat.

Answer 1

B. the lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats

Answer 2

The best option that identifies the central idea of the paragraph is B. the lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats.

Answer 3

The central idea of the paragraph is that the lava tube cave system at Lava Beds National Monument provides a safe habitat for millions of bats, but in order to visit the caves, visitors must first be screened for white-nose syndrome, a disease that is fatal to bats. Therefore, the option that best identifies the central idea is C. visitors must be screened for white-nose syndrome before visiting the caves.