Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. Biodiversity hotspots are regions with low species richness and low endemism 2. Initially, 25 biodiversity hotspots were identified globally. 3. Biodiversity hotspots together cover more than 10% of the Earth's land area. 4. India has five biodiversity hotspots.

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biodiversity hotspots are regions with high species richness and high endemism. It also states that initially, 25 biodiversity hotspots were identified, and later nine more were added, making a total of 34. The paragraph emphasizes that these hotspots cover less than 2% of the Earth's land area, and India has three major biodiversity hotspots.