Class 11 · Botany

Cell - The Unit of Life

23 topics — from Introduction to Cell through Microbodies. Expect about 5 questions in NEET — roughly 20 of 720 marks.

Updated 25 Aug 2026 23 topics Botany · Class 11
In short

Cell - The Unit of Life is a Class 11 Botany chapter covering 23 topics. Expect about 5 questions in NEET — roughly 20 of 720 marks.

23
Topics
In this chapter
5
Expected questions
≈ 20 of 720 marks
11
Class
Botany
97
Chapters in the syllabus
22 in Botany

Topics covered #

23 topics, in teaching order.

  1. Introduction to Cell
  2. Cell Theory
  3. Cell Organisation
  4. Prokaryotic Cell Organisation
  5. Details of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
  6. Bacterial Staining & Shape
  7. Eukaryotic Cell Architecture: Types
  8. Eukaryotic Cell Organelle
  9. Cell Wall
  10. Cell Membrane
  11. Evidence for Fluidic Nature of Membrane
  12. Plastids
  13. Mitochondria
  14. Intro to Emdomembrane System: Endoplasmic Reticulum
  15. Endomembrane System
  16. Golgi Apparatus
  17. Lysosomes
  18. Nucleus
  19. Neucleus: Chromosomes
  20. Cytoskeleton
  21. Centrosome
  22. Cilia & Flagella
  23. Microbodies

Weightage #

Expect about 5 questions in NEET — roughly 20 of 720 marks.

5 of 180 questions · 20 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 Cell - The Unit of Life in NEET?
About 5 questions — roughly 20 of the 720 marks available. It is a Class 11 Botany chapter.
What topics does this chapter cover?
23 topics — from Introduction to Cell through Microbodies. The full list is above.
Where can I practise Cell - The Unit of Life?
Chapter-wise MCQs, video lectures, a timed chapter test, and both NEET and AIIMS previous-year questions — all linked above.