PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? A. People today don’t have the same respect for animals that civilizations in the
past did.
B. Quetzals were nearly hunted to extinction by past civilizations for their valuable
tail feathers.
C. The Maya and Aztec negatively impacted the quetzal’s population by building in
their habitat.
D. Quetzals were important birds to ancient civilizations and continue to be
protected today