Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The nutrient deficient water bodies lead to eutrophication.
Statement II: Eutrophication leads to decrease in the level of oxygen in water bodies.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 - <p>Statement I is incorrect but statement II is true<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 2 - <p>Both statement I and Statement II are true.<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 3 - <p>Both statement I and statement II are false<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 4 - <p>Statement I is correct but statement II is false</p>
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Eutrophication occurs when the water body becomes overly enriched with nutrients. Eutrophication leads to decrease in the level of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water bodies.

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