Re-NEET 2026 Botany paper analysis

Botany chapters and topics asked in Re-NEET 2026

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.

• Cell: The Unit of Life

  8+4

  Eukaryotic Cells (Mitochondria) ×2 · Prokaryotic Cells (Prokaryotic Ribosomes, Inclusion Bodies, etc.) ×2 · Eukaryotic Cells (Endoplasmic Reticulum) · Eukaryotic Cells (Plastids) · Cell Theory (Formulation of Cell Theory) new · Eukaryotic Cells (Endomembrane System) new

• Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

  5+2

  Photorespiration ×2 · Where are ATP and NADPH Used? (Calvin Cycle or C3 Cycle/Primary… · How Many Types of Pigments are Involved in Photosynthesisr?… new · Introduction new

• Biological Classification

  4+3

  Classification (Five Kingdom) · Kingdom: Fungi (Reproduction in Fungi) new · Prions (History, Structure, etc.) new · Symbiont (Lichens and Mycorrhiza) new

• Organisms and Populations

  4+1

  Population Interactions (Types of Population Interactions) ×2 · Population Growth (Natality, Mortality, etc.) · Population Growth Curve (J - Shaped and S - Shaped) new

• Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

  4+1

  Post-Fertilisation: Structures and Events (Endosperm) · Seed (Formation of Seed, Classification of Seed) · Structure and Development of Anther and Male Gametophyte · Fertilisation new

• Morphology of Flowering Plants

  3-1

  Description of Some Important Families (Solanaceae) · The Flower: Parts of Flower (Placentation) · eThe Leaf (Phyllotaxy) new

• Plant Growth and Development

  3same

  Plant Growth Regulators (Effects of PGR) ×2 · Growth (Arithmetic Growth) new

• Principles of Inheritance and Variation

  3-4

  Exceptions to Mendelian Principles (Co-Dominance) · Genetic Disorders: Chromosomal Disorders (Down's Syndrome) · Inheritance of One Gene (Monohybrid Cross) new

• The Living World

  3+2

  Taxonomic Hierarchy (Species/Genus/Fa mily/Order/Class/Phylum or… ×3

• Cell Cycle and Cell Division

  2+1

  Meiosis (Meiosis I) · Phases of the Cell Cycle (Interphase)

• Ecosystem

  2-1

  Energy Flow (Food Chain) · Ecological Pyramids (Pyramid of Energy) new

• Molecular Basis of Inheritance

  2-2

  Regulation of Gene Expression (Lac-Operon) · Transcription (Types of RNA) new

• Plant Kingdom

  2+1

  Gymnosperms (General Characteristics and Importance) · Pteridophytes (Classification of Pteridophytes) new

• Biodiversity and Conservation

  1-4

  Latitudinal Gradients (Species-Area Relationships) new

• Microbes in Human Welfare

  1-1

  Microbes in Industrial Products (Bioactive Molecules)

• Respiration in Plants

  1-1

  Glycolysis (Steps in Glycolysis- Preparatory Phase) new

What changed from NEET 2026

• Biggest rise: Cell: The Unit of Life went from 4 to 8 questions.
• Biggest drop: Principles of Inheritance and Variation went from 7 to 3 questions.

Botany topics asked for the first time in Re-NEET 2026

1. 1Cell Theory (Formulation of Cell Theory) · Cell: The Unit of Life · Botany1 Qs
2. 2Eukaryotic Cells (Endomembrane System) · Cell: The Unit of Life · Botany1 Qs
3. 3How Many Types of Pigments are Involved in Photosynthesisr? (Chlorophyll 'a',… · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants · Botany1 Qs
4. 4Introduction · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants · Botany1 Qs
5. 5Kingdom: Fungi (Reproduction in Fungi) · Biological Classification · Botany1 Qs
6. 6Prions (History, Structure, etc.) · Biological Classification · Botany1 Qs
7. 7Symbiont (Lichens and Mycorrhiza) · Biological Classification · Botany1 Qs
8. 8Population Growth Curve (J - Shaped and S - Shaped) · Organisms and Populations · Botany1 Qs
9. 9Fertilisation · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Botany1 Qs
10. 10eThe Leaf (Phyllotaxy) · Morphology of Flowering Plants · Botany1 Qs

Botany chapters with no question in Re-NEET 2026

Anatomy of Flowering Plants, Environmental Issues, Transport in Plants, Mineral Nutrition, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

Botany across the 8 papers

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Frequently asked questions

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.