Read the excerpt.DeforestationRain forests clean the air by producing oxygen. They are also known to affect the water cycle and weather. The threat of deforestation, however, means that these important rain forests may disappear.

“Deforestation” names the subject of the excerpt, which discusses the threat of rain forests disappearing. A heading that tells what a passage is about is a title, so the correct choice is “a title.”

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