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Botany Seven chapters — plant reproduction, the whole genetics core, microbes and the three ecology chapters that close the syllabus.

7
Chapters
4
Units
21–23
Questions from Class 11
45 Q
Botany in the paper (180 marks)
0 of 7 chapters done

06

Reproduction

Diagram-heavy and NCERT-literal. Embryo sac and double fertilisation come up every year.

NMC Unit 6
Ch1

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Structure of flower and antherMicrosporogenesis and pollen grainMegasporogenesis and embryo sacPollination types and agentsDouble fertilisationEndosperm, embryo and seed developmentApomixis and polyembryony
≈ 3 Qdoingdone
07

Genetics and Evolution

The single densest unit in Biology. Problem-solving, not recall — practise crosses daily.

NMC Unit 7
Ch4

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Mendel's lawsIncomplete dominance and codominanceDihybrid crosses and test crossMultiple alleles and blood groupsLinkage and recombinationSex determinationPedigree analysisMendelian and chromosomal disorders
≈ 3 Qdoingdone
Ch5

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Griffith, Avery and Hershey–Chase experimentsDNA structure and packagingReplication and the Meselson–Stahl experimentTranscription in prokaryotes and eukaryotesGenetic codeTranslationlac operonHuman Genome Project and DNA fingerprinting
≈ 4 Qdoingdone
08

Biology and Human Welfare

Pure list-learning. Organism names paired with products are exactly what is asked.

NMC Unit 8
Ch8

Microbes in Human Welfare

Microbes in household productsIndustrial products and antibioticsSewage treatmentBiogas productionBiocontrol agentsBiofertilisers
≈ 2 Qdoingdone
10

Ecology and Environment

Three chapters, consistently 7–9 questions between them. The cheapest marks in Biology.

NMC Unit 10
Ch11

Organisms and Populations

Population attributes and densityExponential and logistic growthLife-history variationPopulation interactions — mutualism, competition, predation, parasitismAdaptations to environment
≈ 3 Qdoingdone
Ch12

Ecosystem

Ecosystem structure and functionPrimary and secondary productivityDecompositionEnergy flow and trophic levelsEcological pyramidsNutrient cycling — carbon and phosphorus
≈ 3 Qdoingdone
Ch13

Biodiversity and Conservation

Levels of biodiversityLatitudinal gradient and species–area relationshipCauses of biodiversity loss — the evil quartetIn situ conservationEx situ conservationBiodiversity hotspots
≈ 3 Qdoingdone

Not in the NEET syllabus

Removed from the rationalised NCERT and the NMC syllabus. Three whole chapters went, including all of plant breeding.