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The Living World for NEET

Official NEET-UG 2026 unit 'Diversity In Living World'. Weightage shown is the NEET pattern average (90 Biology questions spread across 32 chapters), not a paper-by-paper count. 441 original practice questions with explanations in the bank.

~3
questions / NEET paper
~12
marks / paper
3%
of Biology section

NCERT Reference

NCERT Biology XI Ch 1

Sub-concepts tested in NEET

• What is living?

• What is living?

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Need for classification

Need for classification

Taxonomy & Systematics

Taxonomy & Systematics

Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy

Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy

Binomial nomenclature; • Five kingdom classification; salien

Binomial nomenclature; • Five kingdom classification; salient features and classification of Monera

Protista and Fungi into major groups

Protista and Fungi into major groups

Viruses and Viroids. • Salient features and classification o

Viruses and Viroids. • Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms (three to five salient and distinguishing featu

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• What is living?

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The Living World — NEET FAQs

How many questions from The Living World appear in NEET?

On average about 3 questions per NEET paper come from The Living World, out of 90 in Biology — roughly 3% of the Biology section.

Is The Living World hard for NEET?

The Living World is rated Medium difficulty for NEET. Official NEET-UG 2026 unit 'Diversity In Living World'. Weightage shown is the NEET pattern average (90 Biology questions spread across 32 chapters), not a paper-by-paper count. 441 original practice questions with explanations in the bank.

Which NCERT chapters cover The Living World?

The Living World maps to NCERT Biology XI Ch 1 in the NCERT Biology textbook.

What is the fastest way to score The Living World marks?

• What is living?

Other NEET Biology topics

Biological Classification→Plant Kingdom→Animal Kingdom→Morphology of Flowering Plants→Anatomy of Flowering Plants→Structural Organisation in Animals→Cell: The Unit of Life→Biomolecules→Cell Cycle and Cell Division→Photosynthesis in Higher Plants→Respiration in Plants→Plant Growth and Development→Breathing and Exchange of Gases→Body Fluids and Circulation→Excretory Products and their Elimination→Locomotion and Movement→Neural Control and Coordination→Chemical Coordination and Integration→Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants→Human Reproduction→Reproductive Health→Principles of Inheritance and Variation→Molecular Basis of Inheritance→Evolution→Human Health and Disease→Microbes in Human Welfare→Biotechnology: Principles and Processes→Biotechnology and its Applications→Organisms and Populations→Ecosystem→Biodiversity and Conservation→