Question

Which of the following is not a criteria, for a area to be considered as a biodiversity hotspot?

• A. More interspecific competition
• B. Endemism
• C. Habitat loss
• D. species richness

Answer 1

The correct option is A More interspecific competition

To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot, an area must meet the following criteria:

• contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants found nowhere else on Earth (known as "endemic" species).
• have lost at least 70 percent of its primary native vegetation.

Interspecific competition is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem. And this is not a criteria for a area to be considered as a biodiversity hotspot.