Biological Classification

62 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

  • 117 questions
  • 36 papers
  • 3.32% of Biology

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

62 topics · 117 questions
  1. 1Cyanobacteria and Nitrogen Fixation0.9%1 questionPractise Cyanobacteria and Nitrogen Fixation
  2. 2Five Kingdom Classification4.3%5 questionsPractise Five Kingdom Classification
  3. 3Criteria for Classification of Fungi0.9%1 questionPractise Criteria for Classification of Fungi
  4. 4Common Names of Fungal Genera0.9%1 questionPractise Common Names of Fungal Genera
  5. 5Characteristic Features of Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae)0.9%1 questionPractise Characteristic Features of Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae)
  6. 6Kingdom Monera9.4%11 questionsPractise Kingdom Monera
  7. 7Kingdom Fungi – Reproduction0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Fungi – Reproduction
  8. 8Viruses, Viroids and Lichens0.9%1 questionPractise Viruses, Viroids and Lichens
  9. 9Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichens0.9%1 questionPractise Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichens
  10. 10Kingdom Fungi11%13 questionsPractise Kingdom Fungi
  11. 11Kingdom Fungi – Modes of Nutrition and Symbiotic Associations0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Fungi – Modes of Nutrition and Symbiotic Associations
  12. 12Five Kingdom classification criteria (Whittaker)0.9%1 questionPractise Five Kingdom classification criteria (Whittaker)
  13. 13Modes of nutrition in Protista/Monera0.9%1 questionPractise Modes of nutrition in Protista/Monera
  14. 14Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)0.9%1 questionPractise Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
  15. 15Prokaryotic cell inclusions0.9%1 questionPractise Prokaryotic cell inclusions
  16. 16Pigments in algae0.9%1 questionPractise Pigments in algae
  17. 17Mycoplasma (PPLO)0.9%1 questionPractise Mycoplasma (PPLO)
  18. 18Viruses, viroids and prions5.1%6 questionsPractise Viruses, viroids and prions
  19. 19Lichens3.4%4 questionsPractise Lichens
  20. 20Kingdom Monera - archaebacteria2.6%3 questionsPractise Kingdom Monera - archaebacteria
  21. 21Bacteria - shapes0.9%1 questionPractise Bacteria - shapes
  22. 22Sexual reproduction in fungi0.9%1 questionPractise Sexual reproduction in fungi
  23. 23Prokaryotes vs eukaryotes – Monera and Fungi0.9%1 questionPractise Prokaryotes vs eukaryotes – Monera and Fungi
  24. 24Kingdom Protista – protozoans0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Protista – protozoans
  25. 25Kingdom Fungi – basidiomycetes0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Fungi – basidiomycetes
  26. 26Kingdom Protista – ciliated protozoans0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Protista – ciliated protozoans
  27. 27Kingdom Protista – chrysophytes (diatoms)0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Protista – chrysophytes (diatoms)
  28. 28Kingdom Monera – mycoplasma1.7%2 questionsPractise Kingdom Monera – mycoplasma
  29. 29Viruses and viroids1.7%2 questionsPractise Viruses and viroids
  30. 30Kingdom Protista4.3%5 questionsPractise Kingdom Protista
  31. 31Kingdom Monera – archaebacteria (methanogens)0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Monera – archaebacteria (methanogens)
  32. 32Kingdom Monera – eubacteria0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Monera – eubacteria
  33. 33Kingdom Fungi – cell wall0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Fungi – cell wall
  34. 34Viroids0.9%1 questionPractise Viroids
  35. 35Kingdom Fungi – characteristics0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Fungi – characteristics
  36. 36Archaebacteria – methanogens0.9%1 questionPractise Archaebacteria – methanogens
  37. 37Chrysophytes – diatoms0.9%1 questionPractise Chrysophytes – diatoms
  38. 38Archaebacteria4.3%5 questionsPractise Archaebacteria
  39. 39Photosynthetic bacteria0.9%1 questionPractise Photosynthetic bacteria
  40. 40Viruses7.7%9 questionsPractise Viruses
  41. 41Classification of organisms0.9%1 questionPractise Classification of organisms
  42. 42Modes of nutrition0.9%1 questionPractise Modes of nutrition
  43. 43Mixed categorisation0.9%1 questionPractise Mixed categorisation
  44. 44Fungi0.9%1 questionPractise Fungi
  45. 45Plant diseases0.9%1 questionPractise Plant diseases
  46. 46Three Domain System0.9%1 questionPractise Three Domain System
  47. 47Kingdom Protista: Slime Moulds0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Protista: Slime Moulds
  48. 48Kingdom Monera: Bacteria0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Monera: Bacteria
  49. 49Diversity of Living Organisms0.9%1 questionPractise Diversity of Living Organisms
  50. 50Diatoms and Cyanobacteria0.9%1 questionPractise Diatoms and Cyanobacteria
  51. 51Kingdom Protista: Ciliates0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Protista: Ciliates
  52. 52Kingdom Monera: Extremophiles0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Monera: Extremophiles
  53. 53Viruses: Bacteriophages0.9%1 questionPractise Viruses: Bacteriophages
  54. 54Kingdom Protista: Amoeba0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Protista: Amoeba
  55. 55Viruses: Tobacco Mosaic Virus0.9%1 questionPractise Viruses: Tobacco Mosaic Virus
  56. 56Fungi: Mycorrhiza0.9%1 questionPractise Fungi: Mycorrhiza
  57. 57Kingdom Monera: Modes of Nutrition0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Monera: Modes of Nutrition
  58. 58Kingdom Fungi: Plant Diseases1.7%2 questionsPractise Kingdom Fungi: Plant Diseases
  59. 59Modes of Nutrition in Bacteria0.9%1 questionPractise Modes of Nutrition in Bacteria
  60. 60Viruses: Genetic Material0.9%1 questionPractise Viruses: Genetic Material
  61. 61Kingdom Monera: Cyanobacteria0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Monera: Cyanobacteria
  62. 62Kingdom Fungi: Parasitic Fungi0.9%1 questionPractise Kingdom Fungi: Parasitic Fungi

Questions per paper

Asked in 14 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 1 question
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 5 questions
  3. 2025: 2 questions
  4. 2024: 3 questions
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 1 question
  6. 2023: not asked
  7. 2023 Manipur: not asked
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 1 question
  10. 2021: 1 question
  11. 2020: 1 question
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 4 questions
  13. 2019: 3 questions
  14. 2019 Odisha: 3 questions
  15. 2018: 5 questions
  16. 2017: 3 questions

Concepts tested

  • Viruses, viroids and prions 4
  • Cyanobacteria 2
  • Lichens 2
  • Mutualism in lichens 2
  • Aflatoxins from Aspergillus
  • Appressorium penetration
  • Archaebacteria as primitive organisms
  • Autotrophs
  • Bacteria - shapes
  • basidiospores-exogenous
  • Basis for classifying fungi into different classes
  • Cell membrane of archaebacteria
  • Cell wall composition
  • Characters of bacteria
  • Chemoautotrophic bacteria
  • Chromatophores
  • ciliates-dimorphic-nuclei
  • Classes of fungi