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Biology · 2022 · 3 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q12
(a) Enlist two criteria that are used to identify a region for maximum protection as 'Biodiversity hotspots'. (b) Name any two "hotspot" regions in…
(a)
Enlist two criteria that are used to identify a region for maximum protection as 'Biodiversity hotspots'.
(b)
Name any two "hotspot" regions in our country.
Marking-scheme solution
(a) - High degree of endemism
high levels of species richness
(b) Western Ghats, Himalaya, Indo-Burma
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