Statement A: It has a higher rate of extinction. → True. Species are disappearing much faster today than in past extinctions, mainly because of human actions like habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change.

Statement B: The present-day energy depleted environment has few resources for adaptive radiation. → False. The environment is not energy-depleted; the problem is that species are being wiped out too quickly for new ones to evolve and adapt.

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