Which best states the central idea of the passage?
Astronauts get hungry in space just like they do on Earth.
Feeding astronauts in space is challenging.
Astronauts eat in space while they are weightless.
Making food for astronauts is a food scientist’s job

credit should be the answer

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader