Question

identifying the central idea and supporting details
the suits were orange racal suits, designed for field use with airborne biological agents, and they were the same type of suit that had been used at kitum cave - in fact, some of them had come back from africa in gene johnsons trunks. the suit has a clear, soft plastic bubble for a helmet. the suit is pressurized. air pressure is supplied by an electric motor that sucks air from the outside and passes it through virus filters and then injects it into the suit. this keeps the suit under positive pressure, so that any airborne virus particles will have a hard time flowing into it.

• the hot zone, richard preston

read the passage. then use the drop - down menus to answer the questions.
what is the central idea of the passage?
the suits were first used at kitum cave.
suits protect the body from the hot agent.
air is supplied by a motor that provides pressure.

Explanation:

The passage focuses on the orange Racal suits designed for field - use with airborne biological agents, including their features like the helmet and pressurization system. It does not emphasize first - use at Kitum Cave only, nor is it mainly about air supply by motor. The key idea is that these suits protect the body from the hot agent.

Answer:

Suits protect the body from the hot agent.