Use the scenario to answer the question.

A student writes two statements about the importance of soil.
1. Soil can act as a filter and keep pollutants out of groundwater.
2. Soil can be used as a natural building material.
Which of these describes whether the statements correctly describe the importance of soil?
(1 point)
Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.
Only Statement 2 correctly describes an importance of soil.
Neither Statement 1 nor 2 correctly describes the importance of soil.
Only Statement 1 correctly describes an importance of soil.

Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.