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  4. Assertion: Biodiversity hotspots are the regions which possess high levels of species richness, high degree of endemism and no loss to habitats. Reason: Total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world is 32 with two of these hotspots found in India.

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Q. Assertion : Biodiversity hotspots are the regions which possess high levels of species richness, high degree of endemism and no loss to habitats.
Reason : Total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world is $32$ with two of these hotspots found in India.

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Biodiversity hotspots are the regions characterised by very high levels of species richness, high degree of endemism and are also the regions of accelerated habitat loss. Initially $25$ biodiversity hotspots were identified but subsequently nine more have been added to the list, bringing the total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world to $34$. Three of these hotspots, i.e., Western Ghats - Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and Himalayas - cover our country's exceptionally high biodiversity regions.