Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below: 1. Biodiversity hotspots have at least 0.5 % or 1500 species of plants of the world's three lakh species. 2. The region has 70% or more than 70 % of the primary vegetation. 3. In the case of marine hotspots, coral reefs, snails and fish 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