Refer to the Figure

Refer to the figure.

- The figure shows bird species richness for islands of different sizes that are close to New Guinea, far from New Guinea, or intermediate in distance from New Guinea. Based on this figure, which of the following statements is false?

A) Islands closer to New Guinea tend to have more bird species than islands that are farther away.
B) Larger islands tend to have more species of birds, independent of distance from New Guinea.
C) For a given island size, near islands tend to have more bird species than far islands.
D) Islands that are large but far from New Guinea are likely to have the most bird species.