Regarding Svalbard Global Seed Vault consider the following statements 1 It is a facility located on...........

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Regarding Svalbard Global Seed Vault, consider the following statements

1. It is a facility located on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean and it houses the world's largest collection of seeds.

2. The facility is located in Finland and the permafrost surrounding the facility will help maintain the low temperature of the seeds when the electricity supply fails.

3. A temperature of -18ºC is required for optimal storage of the seeds, which are stored and sealed in a custom made three-ply foil packages.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

Recently, Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway celebrated the 10th anniversary of its official opening. The Norwegian government has planned to spend about $13 million to upgrade the vault.
It is a facility located on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean and it houses the world's largest collection of seeds. The seeds can be of use in the event of a global catastrophe or when some species is lost due to natural disasters. It is therefore also referred to as the doomsday vault.
The Seed Vault has the capacity to store 4.5 million varieties of crops. Each variety will contain on average 500 seeds, so a maximum of 2.5 billion seeds may be stored in the Vault.
Currently, the Vault holds more than 890,000 samples, originating from almost every country in the world. Ranging from unique varieties of major African and Asian food staples such as maize, rice, wheat, cowpea, and sorghum to European and South American varieties of eggplant, lettuce, barley, and potato. In fact, the Vault already holds the most diverse collection of food crop seeds in the world.
The focus of the Vault is to safeguard as much of the world’s unique crop genetic material as possible.
A temperature of -18ºC is required for optimal storage of the seeds, which are stored and sealed in custom made three-ply foil packages. The packages are sealed inside boxes and stored on shelves inside the vault. The low temperature and moisture levels inside the Vault ensure low metabolic activity, keeping the seeds viable for long periods of time.
Do you know - Where is India's seed vault?
At Chang La in the Himalayas, at a height of 17,300 feet, there is a storage facility with over 5,000 seed accessions. One accession consists of a set of seeds of one species collected from different locations or different populations.
The vault is a joint venture of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (which comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research) and the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (under Defence Research and Development Organisation)