Which of the following statements regarding biodiversity hot spots are incorrect? (i)…
Biology · Class 12 · CBSE — Biodiversity and its Conservation
Which of the following statements regarding biodiversity hot spots are incorrect?
(i) High endemism (ii) High levels of species richness.
(iii) Total number is 34 in the world. (iv) Five of these occur in India.
(v) High alien species invasions.
(vi) Cover less than 2% of the earth’s land area; but if properly conserved, they can reduce extinctions by about 30%.
(i) High endemism (ii) High levels of species richness.
(iii) Total number is 34 in the world. (iv) Five of these occur in India.
(v) High alien species invasions.
(vi) Cover less than 2% of the earth’s land area; but if properly conserved, they can reduce extinctions by about 30%.
- (iii) and (iv)
- (iv) and (v)
- (iv), (v) and (vi)
- (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi).
Answer
(D) (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi).
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