Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below: 1. An ecological hotspot has at least 0.5 per cent or over 1500 species of plants. 2. A hotspot has 70 or more than 70 % of its primary vegetation. 3. In the case of marine hotspots, coral reefs, snails and lobsters are taken into consideration.

• A. 1 and 2 are correct      
• B. 1 and 3 are correct
• C. 2 and 3 are correct       
• D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct