Top 10 NEET Botany Chapters You Must Master for 650+ Marks

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🌿 Why Focus on Botany?

NEET Biology = 50% Botany + 50% Zoology

Botany has predictable, NCERT-based questions

Easy-scoring if you revise diagrams & definitions



🔟 Top 10 High-Yield Botany Chapters for NEET

1. Plant Kingdom

Weightage: ~3–4 questions

Key Topics: Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms

Must Know: Alternation of generations, life cycles


📘 Tip: Use flowcharts and videos to memorize life cycles.



2. Morphology of Flowering Plants

Weightage: ~2–3 questions

Key Topics: Root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, seed

Must Know: Modifications, floral formula, diagrams


🧠 Mnemonic: “All Smart Boys Prefer Lovely Roses” (Androecium, Sepal, etc.)



3. Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Weightage: ~2–3 questions

Key Topics: Tissues, secondary growth, anatomy of dicot & monocot roots


🖊️ Pro Tip: Practice diagram labeling from NCERT directly.



4. Cell – The Unit of Life

Weightage: 2–4 questions

Key Topics: Cell organelles, prokaryotic vs eukaryotic, membrane structure


💡 Key Focus: Functions of each organelle + diagrams




5. Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Weightage: ~2–3 questions

Key Topics: Mitosis, Meiosis, Interphase


📌 Must Do: Stages and significance of meiosis



6. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Weightage: 3–4 questions

Key Topics: Light reactions, C3 & C4 cycles, photorespiration


📚 Hot Questions: Differences between C3 and C4 plants



7. Respiration in Plants

Weightage: 2–3 questions

Key Topics: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, ETC


🎯 Concept Clarity: ATP yield from each pathway



8. Plant Growth and Development

Weightage: 2–3 questions

Key Topics: Growth curve, plant hormones, photoperiodism


🧪 Focus: Functions of auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins


9. Genetics and Evolution

Weightage: 4–5 questions (mixed Botany + Zoology)

Key Topics: Mendel’s laws, dihybrid cross, linkage, mutations


📈 Important: Use Punnett square to solve genotype ratios



10. Biotechnology and Its Applications

Weightage: 2–3 questions

Key Topics: Bt cotton, biopiracy, RNAi, transgenic plants


🧬 Real-World Angle: Relate concepts to GM crops

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