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Biology · BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
हिन्दीGiven below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Biodiversity hotspots are regions characterized by exceptionally high levels of species richness and high degree of endemism. Reason (R): Strictly protecting biodiversity hotspots across the world can reduce the ongoing mass extinctions by almost 30 percent. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct answer · Option 2
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation
Both (A) and (R) are factually true statements. However, (R) explains the conservation impact of protecting hotspots, not the fundamental definition of why a region is identified as a hotspot.
