NEET 2025 Botany paper analysis

Botany chapters and topics asked in NEET 2025

Chapters are ranked by questions in this paper. Under each chapter are the topics that were asked; “new” marks a topic with no question in any earlier paper.

• Molecular Basis of Inheritance

  7+1

  Packaging of the DNA Helix (Nucleosome, Histone Proteins etc.) · Transcription (Initiation, Elongation and Termination Process, etc.) · Human Genome Project (Methodologies/Salient Features of Human Genome) · RNA World · The Search For Genetic Material (Hershey-Chase Experiment) · Transcription (Post Transcriptional Process) · Genetic Code (Genetic Code/tRNA -The Adapter Molecule) new

• Cell: The Unit of Life

  5+1

  Eukaryotic Cells (Cell Organelles) · Eukaryotic Cells (Golgi body) · Prokaryotic Cells (Prokaryotic Ribosomes, Inclusion Bodies, etc.) new · Eukaryotic Cells (Ribosomes) · What is Cell ? Overview of the Cell new

• Plant Kingdom

  5+4

  Bryophytes (Introduction, Characteristics) ×2 new · Gymnosperms (General Characteristics and Importance) · Pteridophytes (Characteristics and Importance) · Angiosperms (General Characteristics and Importance) new

• Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

  5+3

  Structure and Development of Ovule and Female Gametophyte ×2 · Pollination (Types of Pollination/Agents of Pollination/Outbreed…) · Seed (Formation of Seed, Classification of Seed) new · Structure and Development of Anther and Male Gametophyte new

• Ecosystem

  4+3

  Productivity (NPP) · Energy Flow (Food Chain) · Introduction new · Productivity (Primary Productivity) new

• Microbes in Human Welfare

  4+3

  Microbes in Household Products new · Microbes in Industrial Products (Enzymes) · Microbes as Biofertilizers new · Microbes in Industrial Products (Fermented Beverages) new

• Morphology of Flowering Plants

  3-2

  The Flower (Terminology/Symmetry/Tha lamus/Position of Floral Pa…) · The Seed (Structure of Monocotyledonous Seed) · Semi -Technical Dedscription of Typical Flowering Plant (Floral… new

• Organisms and Populations

  3+1

  Population Interactions (Types of Population Interactions) ×2 · Population (Growth Models: Exponential and Logistic Growth)

• Principles of Inheritance and Variation

  3-3

  Genetic Disorders (Pedigree Analysis) · Polygenic Inheritance and Pleiotropy (Polygenic Inheritance) new · Inheritance of Two Gene (Dihybrid Cross) new

• Biodiversity and Conservation

  2-3

  Ex-Situ Conservation (Botanical Gardens, Zoological Parks, etc.) ×2

• Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

  2-1

  Where are ATP and NADPH Used? (Calvin Cycle or C3 Cycle/Primary… · How Many Types of Pigments are Involved in Photosynthesis?… new

• Plant Growth and Development

  2-1

  Plant Growth Regulators (Effects of PGR) new · Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators (Auxins)

• Anatomy of Flowering Plants

  1-2

  Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants (Anatomy of…

• Biological Classification

  1-1

  Classification (Five Kingdom) new

• Cell Cycle and Cell Division

  1-3

  M Phase (Mitosis)

• Respiration in Plants

  1-1

  Aerobic Respiration (Electron Transport Chain)

What changed from NEET 2024

• Biggest rise: Plant Kingdom went from 1 to 5 questions.
• Biggest drop: Principles of Inheritance and Variation went from 6 to 3 questions.

Botany topics asked for the first time in NEET 2025

1. 1Bryophytes (Introduction, Characteristics) · Plant Kingdom · Botany2 Qs
2. 2Genetic Code (Genetic Code/tRNA -The Adapter Molecule) · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
3. 3Prokaryotic Cells (Prokaryotic Ribosomes, Inclusion Bodies, etc.) · Cell: The Unit of Life · Botany1 Qs
4. 4What is Cell ? Overview of the Cell · Cell: The Unit of Life · Botany1 Qs
5. 5Angiosperms (General Characteristics and Importance) · Plant Kingdom · Botany1 Qs
6. 6Seed (Formation of Seed, Classification of Seed) · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Botany1 Qs
7. 7Structure and Development of Anther and Male Gametophyte · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Botany1 Qs
8. 8Introduction · Ecosystem · Botany1 Qs
9. 9Productivity (Primary Productivity) · Ecosystem · Botany1 Qs
10. 10Microbes in Household Products · Microbes in Human Welfare · Botany1 Qs

Botany chapters with no question in NEET 2025

Environmental Issues, Transport in Plants, Mineral Nutrition, The Living World, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

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Counts come from Edurack's tagged set of NEET papers 2020–2026 (including Re-NEET 2026), mapped to NCERT chapters and topics. Use them as a trend guide — past frequency doesn't guarantee what a future paper will ask. Counts cover 2020–2026.