Answer:
The writer may open the passage with the word "DODO" for the purpose of gaining the readers attention/interest and creating a hook statement that would cause the reader to want to understand more about the topic, the dodo bird. The writer's opening statement is direct and straight to the point, which is why it is so interesting.
A. It is an independent clause because it forms a complete thought and has a subject and a verb.
You put down whats the problem and which survey it was and who run it
Yes he should include at the end of the essay information about what he learned and if it changed him.