Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! by John DiConsiglio. Japan, for example, tests a sample from every cow that will be used for food. The meat is kept in refrigerators until the test comes back negative. Most European nations test about 70 percent of their cows. But in the U. S., only about 650,000 of the 35 million cattle slaughtered each year are tested. The author most likely includes a signal word so that the reader will recognize that the passage’s tone is being defined. that the passage’s cause is being defined. that there is still a problem. that the situation is resolved

not exaxtly

explanation: it depends on the situation like if u do something good there will be good consequences which arent punishments but if you do somthing bad there will be bad consequences which are punishements.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

what sentence

explanation:

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment