Why Western Ghats in India have been declared as biological hot-spots?

Why certain regions have been declared as biodiversity "hot spots" by environmentalists of the world? Name any two "hot spot" regions of India

Western Ghats of India is hot spot, because :

A hot spot in India is

Western Ghats have come under the category of Hotspot because of

Tumor cells have been shown to avoid detection and destruction by immune system Therefore the patient are given certain substance called biological response modifiers (BRM) which activates their immune system and helps in destroying the tumor. Identify the BRM

Why Western Ghats have a greater amphibian diversity than the Eastern Ghats.

An area is declared as "Hot Spot" when:

Choose CORRECT statements from the following. (P) The western Ghats have greater amphibian species diversity than the Eastern Ghats (Q) Diversity exist at all levels of biological organization ranging from macromolecules within cells to biomes. (R) Rauwolfia vomitoria show the genetic variation in terms of potency and concentration of the reserpine produced. (S) Norway has a greater ecosystem diversity than India .

Assertion: Western Ghats are included among the hot spots of biodiversity. Reason: Western Ghats have greater amphibian diversity than Eastern Ghats

Identify true or false in the following statements : (i) Team biodiversity was popularised by Edward Wilson to describe the combined hetrogeneity at all levels of biological organisation. (ii) More than 5000 genetically different varieties of mango occur in India. (iii) Western Ghats have greater amphibian species diversity as compared to Eastern Ghats. We could lose all wealth of biodiversity in less than two decades if the present rates of species losses continue.