NEET Botany Transport in Plants PYQ Analysis 2020–2026: Topic-wise Trends & Practice
Transport in Plants (NEET Botany): 8 questions in 2020–2026, 2% of the subject. Topic-wise trends, difficulty split, repeated topics and PYQ practice.
Edurack Team
October 13, 2026
Transport in Plants gave 8 of the 405 NEET Botany questions asked between 2020 and 2026 (Re-NEET 2026 included). That is 2% of the subject and the #18 chapter out of 21 by weightage, about 1 question per paper. It peaked at 3 in NEET 2022.
Of the 7 questions tagged for difficulty, 43% were easy, 28% medium and 29% hard, so this is a chapter that tends to bring the tougher questions.
No question came from this chapter in the last four papers (NEET 2024 onward), although the earlier papers asked 8.
Year-wise questions from Transport in Plants
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| NEET 2020 | 1 |
| NEET 2021 | 1 |
| NEET 2022 | 3 |
| NEET 2023 | 3 |
| NEET 2024 | 0 |
| NEET 2025 | 0 |
| NEET 2026 | 0 |
| Re-NEET 2026 | 0 |
Difficulty split
| Level | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 3 | 43% |
| Medium | 2 | 28% |
| Hard | 2 | 29% |
Topic-wise analysis
Every topic tagged under Transport in Plants, most-asked first. "Papers" is the number of the 8 papers in which the topic appeared.
| Topic | Total Qs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Papers | Asked in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transpiration (Guttation) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2021 and 2023 |
| How do Plants Absorb Water? (Apoplast and Symplast Pathway) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Means of Transport (Active Transport) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phloem Transport (The Pressure Flow or Mass Flow Hypothesis/Girdling…) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plant-Water Relations (Imbibition) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plant-Water Relations (Water Potential) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transpiration (Transpiration and Photosynthesis - A Comparison) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 |
Which topics matter most
Most-tested topics
- Transpiration (Guttation): 2 Qs
- How do Plants Absorb Water? (Apoplast and Symplast Pathway): 1 Q
- Means of Transport (Active Transport): 1 Q
- Phloem Transport (The Pressure Flow or Mass Flow Hypothesis/Girdling…): 1 Q
- Plant-Water Relations (Imbibition): 1 Q
Where the hard questions came from
- Transpiration (Guttation): 2 hard of 2
How to use this data
- No single topic dominates here. The 7 topics are spread widely, with 6 asked only once, so cover the whole NCERT chapter rather than a short list.
- 43% of tagged questions were easy, so NCERT lines, definitions and standard examples are worth locking in first.
- 29% were hard. After the basics, practise multi-step and application questions from the hard-tagged topics.
- Then attempt the chapter's past questions under a timer and note which topics cost you marks.
Practise Transport in Plants PYQs
Solve every Transport in Plants question from 2020–2026 with solutions on Edurack:
- Practise Transport in Plants PYQs
- See the full Transport in Plants blueprint page
- NEET Botany PYQ analysis: all chapters
Related chapters
- Environmental Issues: #17 in Botany, 8 questions
- Mineral Nutrition: #19 in Botany, 7 questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions came from Transport in Plants in NEET 2020–2026?
Transport in Plants contributed 8 NEET Botany questions across the 8 papers from 2020–2026, which is 2% of the subject.
Which topics of Transport in Plants are asked most often?
The most-tested topics are Transpiration (Guttation): 2 Qs, How do Plants Absorb Water? (Apoplast and Symplast Pathway): 1 Q and Means of Transport (Active Transport): 1 Q.
Is Transport in Plants easy or difficult in NEET?
Of 7 difficulty-tagged questions, 43% were easy, 28% medium and 29% hard.
Was Transport in Plants asked in NEET 2026?
No question from this chapter was tagged in NEET 2026 or Re-NEET 2026.