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Which of the following is true about "hot spots"?
A) One-third of all species on Earth occupy less than 1.5% of Earth's land area (hot spots).
B) All of the plants and animals containing genes that may be useful to humankind are located in Earth's hot spots.
C) Around 75% of all of the undiscovered species of organisms live in ecological hot spots.
D) As conservation measures improve over the next ten years, hot spots will likely disappear.
E) The hot spots that are in most dire need of remediation are located in the tundra.



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I recall doing this last year, it's A, bye bye!



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