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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 Q
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 Q
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 Q
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 Q
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 Q
Ch12

Ecosystem

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

Biodiversity and Conservation

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

Not in the NEET syllabus

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