Asked by jay

Read "Startling Starlings." Then select the correct answer.

What is the main, or central, idea of the text?


In a murmuration, starlings dip, dive, and swirl.

A murmuration is a group of starlings flying together.​

Murmurations allow starlings to avoid their predators.​

During murmurations, starlings react to the birds closest to them.

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Murmurations allow starlings to avoid their predators.

This is the central idea; the other choices describe details (what a murmuration looks like, what it is, and how birds react) that support this main point.