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Mark the correct option with respect to biodiversity hotspots.

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Ex-situ conservation

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Region with low diversity

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Regions with accelerated habitat loss

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Five hotspots in India

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The correct option is C Regions with accelerated habitat loss
An area which is extremely rich in species diversity, has high endemism and is under constant threat, is called a hotspot. These hotspots are also regions of accelerated habitat loss. Western Ghats, Indo-Burma and Himalaya are the three hotspot regions in India.

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Q. Mark the correct option with respect to biodiversity hotspots.

Q. Assertion :Biodiversity hotspots are the regions which possess high levels of species richness, high degree of endemism and no loss to habitats. Reason: Total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world is 32 with two of these hotspots found in India.

Q. Hotspots are regions with a reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans,and India has _______ hotspots.

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A : Sacred grooves are examples of in situ conservation

B : Biodiversity hotspots have low degree of endemism.

C : Biodiversity increases when number of organisms in a particular species increases.

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