Which of the following is the role of supporting details in a text?(1 point)

Responses

to give the author's opinion about a topic
to give the author's opinion about a topic

to give information about topics related to the main topic
to give information about topics related to the main topic

to help the reader understand the central idea
to help the reader understand the central idea

to show the reader how to find more details about the topic in other texts

to give information about topics related to the main topic

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Use the paragraph to answer the question.

One impressive cave system is the lava tube caves of Lava Beds National Monument. The caves 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?

(1 point)
Responses

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

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

The caves are a safe habitat.
The caves are a safe habitat.

Lava tube caves are found in a national monument.

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

The role of supporting details in a text is to give information about topics related to the main topic.