|Question 21Verbal

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In a 2024 study, researchers investigating the biodiversity of trees in Amsterdam counted and classified the city's trees. They found notable variation in the percentage of native trees in different areas of the city. ______ more than half of the trees in administrative unit GE05 (54%) were native species, but only 12% of the trees in administrative unit GE04 were native species.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
As was previously stated,
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Exemplifying this variation,
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Contrary to this finding,
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Resulting from this conclusion,
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