Given below are two statements regarding species diversity. Statement I - Species diversity deals with species richness and species evenness. Statement II - India is the only country rich in species diversity. In the light of the above statements, select the correct option given below:

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Statement I is correct because species diversity is a measure of the diversity within an ecological community that incorporates both species richness (the number of species in a community) and species evenness (the relative abundance of each species). Statement II is incorrect because India is not the only country rich in species diversity. There are 12 megadiverse countries in the world, including Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, and others, which are also extremely rich in species diversity. Therefore, Statement I is