With reference 10 biodiversity, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Species richness and high degree of endemism arc important criteria for identifying biodiversity hot spots. 2. Species diversity is highest in the tropics and decreases

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Q: 20 (NDA-II/2016)
With reference 10 biodiversity, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. Species richness and high degree of endemism arc important criteria for identifying biodiversity hot spots.
2. Species diversity is highest in the tropics and decreases down the poles.
3. Biodiversity conservation may be in situ as well as ex situ.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Geography

question_exam: 

NDA-II

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0,68,93,9,19,116,17

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{'species diversity': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'biodiversity': [2, 0, 2, 9], 'biodiversity conservation': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'species richness': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'important criteria': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'tropics': [0, 0, 1, 4], 'hot spots': [0, 0, 1, 4]}