Given below are two statements: Statement I: Rain forests, which used to cover more than 14% of the earth's land surface, are now reduced to 6%. Statement II: The Amazon rain forest has the greatest biodiversity on earth. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Statement I is true as tropical rain forests once covered more than 14 per cent of the earth's land surface but have been rapidly destroyed and now cover no more than 6 per cent . Statement II is also true because the sources explicitly identify the Amazonian rain forest in South America as having the greatest biodiversity on earth, acting as a home to millions of species .
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