Class 11 · Botany

Biological Classification

22 topics — from Different Classification Systems through Virus & Viroids. Expect about 3 questions in NEET — roughly 12 of 720 marks.

Updated 25 Aug 2026 22 topics Botany · Class 11
In short

Biological Classification is a Class 11 Botany chapter covering 22 topics. Expect about 3 questions in NEET — roughly 12 of 720 marks.

22
Topics
In this chapter
3
Expected questions
≈ 12 of 720 marks
11
Class
Botany
97
Chapters in the syllabus
22 in Botany

Topics covered #

22 topics, in teaching order.

  1. Different Classification Systems
  2. Kingdom Monera: Introduction
  3. Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Cell Structure
  4. Kingdom Monera: Surface Appendages
  5. Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Reproduction
  6. Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Recombination
  7. Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Life Process
  8. Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification
  9. Kingdom Monera: Actinomycetes & Mycoplasma
  10. Kingdom Monera: Blue Green Algae
  11. Kingdom Protista: Introduction
  12. Kingdom Protista: Chrysophytes
  13. Kingdom Protista: Dinoflagellates
  14. Kingdom Protista: Slime Moulds
  15. Kingdom Fungi: Introduction
  16. Kingdom Fungi: Sexual Reproduction in Fungi
  17. Kingdom Fungi: Deuteromycetes
  18. Kingdom Fungi: Zygomycetes
  19. Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes
  20. Kingdom Fungi: Basidiomycetes
  21. Micorrhiza
  22. Virus & Viroids

Weightage #

Expect about 3 questions in NEET — roughly 12 of 720 marks.

3 of 180 questions · 12 of 720 marks
This chapter's share of the paper. Weightage is indicative — it reflects how many questions have typically come from here, not a guarantee for any single year.

Practise this chapter #

Reading it once is not the same as being able to answer it under time.

Practice questionsChapter-wise MCQs with solutions Video lecturesTopic-by-topic walkthroughs Chapter testExam-format, timed NEET previous-year questionsPast questions from this chapter AIIMS previous-year questionsOlder AIIMS papers, same syllabus

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Frequently asked #

How many questions come from Biological Classification in NEET?
About 3 questions — roughly 12 of the 720 marks available. It is a Class 11 Botany chapter.
What topics does this chapter cover?
22 topics — from Different Classification Systems through Virus & Viroids. The full list is above.
Where can I practise Biological Classification?
Chapter-wise MCQs, video lectures, a timed chapter test, and both NEET and AIIMS previous-year questions — all linked above.