Honestly, I think the only reason I got this one right was the fact that I wasn't familiar with a-acid and thought that must be the thing that needs support. Also because that sentence kind of stuck out to me weirdly.

I had the exact same stream of thinking. I am glad I was not the only one who thought like this!

lol "these shrimp are prudes"

my jaw literally dropped to the floor.

I did the same thing! I knew I should have picked B because in my mind I was looking for an answer choice that mentioned correlation but ended up with E for the same reason you did :/

I indeed feel for the trap and picked answer B