Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The centers of the greatest biodiversity, the mega-biodiversity regions of the world, tend to be in the tropics.
Reason R: Over long geological times, the tropical areas have had a more stable climate, never been glaciated, therefore, local species continued to thrive and live there itself.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
3
A is true but R is false
4
A is false but R is true