Class 11 · Botany

The Living World

9 topics — from Introduction & Growth as Criterion for being Living through Systematics & Type Study. Expect about 1 question in NEET — roughly 4 of 720 marks.

Updated 25 Aug 2026 9 topics Botany · Class 11
In short

The Living World is a Class 11 Botany chapter covering 9 topics. Expect about 1 question in NEET — roughly 4 of 720 marks.

9
Topics
In this chapter
1
Expected question
≈ 4 of 720 marks
11
Class
Botany
97
Chapters in the syllabus
22 in Botany

Topics covered #

9 topics, in teaching order.

  1. Introduction & Growth as Criterion for being Living
  2. Reproduction as Criterion for being Living
  3. Metabolism & Consciousness as Criteria for being Living
  4. Taxonomy 1: Nomemculture
  5. Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Fenus
  6. Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms
  7. Taxonomical Aids Part 1
  8. Taxonomical Aids Part 2
  9. Systematics & Type Study

Weightage #

Expect about 1 question in NEET — roughly 4 of 720 marks.

1 of 180 questions · 4 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 The Living World in NEET?
About 1 question — roughly 4 of the 720 marks available. It is a Class 11 Botany chapter.
What topics does this chapter cover?
9 topics — from Introduction & Growth as Criterion for being Living through Systematics & Type Study. The full list is above.
Where can I practise The Living World?
Chapter-wise MCQs, video lectures, a timed chapter test, and both NEET and AIIMS previous-year questions — all linked above.