Question

Percentage of angiosperms of all the threatened species is

• A. 51%
• B. 42%
• C. 28%
• D. 18%

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

IUCN is the authority on threatened species, and it treats threatened species as a group of three categories, depending on the degree relative to which they are threatened. Those categories are Vulnerable species; Endangered species and Critically endangered species. As per the Red list of 2000, there are 11,096 threatened species. The percentage of angiosperms of all the threatened species is 51%.

So, the correct answer is '51%'.