The author most likely arranges the sentences this way (a) to encourage the reader to examine the dodo's extinction in a new light. The passage emphasizes the broader ecological impact of non-native species introduced by humans, framing the extinction of the dodo within a larger context of environmental disruption rather than solely attributing it to human actions.
In order to really understand the extinction of the dodo, we need to look beyond the humans, to the suite of non-native species that followed closely behind in their footsteps and set into motion an ecological disaster that resulted in the dodo’s swan song. The ubiquitous ship-rats, the pigs, goats and Rusa deer brought along as food, and the macaques brought along as pets from Southeast Asia; these were the species that, once set loose in the island’s pristine ecosystem, wreaked havoc on its members who had since long lost their defenses against predators. Dodo chicks and eggs were eaten, nests destroyed, and vegetation disturbed. As a flightless, ground-nesting bird, the dodo never stood a chance. Eventually, all that remained was the image of a gluttonous, clumsy bird, destined for extinction.
Question
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Why does the author most likely arrange the sentences this way?
Responses
a. to encourage the reader to examine the dodo's extinction in a new light.
b. to illustrate how vulnerable the dodo was to the possibility of extinction.
c. to stress that humans were definitely not the cause of the dodo's extinction.
d. to illustrate the effect of the dodo's extinction on the surrounding environment.
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