Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 60

60. Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots?

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(a) Endemism

(b) Accelerated species loss

(c) Lesser inter-specific competition

(d) Species richness

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Answer : c

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(c) Lesser inter-specific competition is not observe in biodiversity hotspots, levels of species richness and high degree of endemism. Initially 25 biodiversity hotspots were identified but subsequently nine more have of biodiversity hotspots in the world to 34 . These hotspots are also regions of accelerated habitat loss.