Question

A biodiversity hotspot is an area with unusual concentration of species marked by serious threat to its biodiversity by humans. To qualify as a hotspot, a region must meet the following criteria:

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. Only 1
• B. Only 2
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

To qualify as a hotspot, a region must meet two strict criteria: Endemism: it must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5 percent of the world’s total) as endemics, and Loss of Habitat: it has to have lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat.
Around the world, 35 areas qualify as hotspots