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(5) And what about the American burying beetle? What role, if any, does it play in our environment? This is what I learned about when, on March 18, 2007, I met with Lou Perrotti and Jack Mulvena of the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island. Back in 1989, they told me, biologists had realized that the American burying beetle was fast declining, and it became one of just a few insect species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Then in 1993, the Roger Williams Park Zoo started a breeding program for the US Fish and Wildlife Service; in 2006, this beetle became the first insect species to be assigned a Species Survival Plan. Lou is currently the coordinator for the American burying beetle for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

The author uses rhetorical questions in paragraph 5 to —
A
enable the reader to test self-knowledge
B
emphasize a point she already made
C
introduce a point she is about to make
D
provide additional information

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C. The questions serve as a lead-in to the paragraph’s information about the beetle, introducing the topic the author is about to discuss.