NEET Biology question

Conservation of hot spots are best described as

(A)Islands that are experiencing high rates of extinction
(B)Areas where native species are being replaced with introduced species
(C)Areas where the people are active supporters of the biological diversity
(D)Areas with the large members of endemic species that are disappearing rapidlyCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Eminent conservationists identified biodiversity hotspot regions with a very high level of species richness and a high degree of endemism-species confined to that region and found nowhere else-that are disappearing rapidly due to accelerated habitat loss; initially 25 hotspots were identified, since increased to 34.

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