Read the paragraph from a student’s report.
1Horseshoe crabs are mighty creatures with spiky tails, combat helmet-like shells, and sharp pincers at the end of eight out of ten legs.2These tough critters survived for 450 million years in the ocean floor and outlasted dinosaurs. 3Horseshoe crabs are overfished and over collected. 4In addition to being food and bait, their blue blood contains a rare clotting agent crucial for safe vaccine development. 5Often, horseshoe crabs are not harvested humanely, and their blood is completely drained instead of leaving some to survive. 6_____________, lifesaving measures for humans are putting horseshoe crabs at the risk of perishing.
Which transitional word or phrase should be placed at the beginning of sentence 6 to BEST clarify the relationship between ideas?
Responses
A Although this may be trueAlthough this may be true
B NeverthelessNevertheless
C As a resultAs a result
D In the same wayIn the same way