NEET UG · Biology · Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Plant Tissues and Anatomy: NEET previous year questions

25 questions in ten years of NEET, in 9 of 10 papers. Pattern: Every year. Here is how it is asked and which ideas come back.

Asked in 10 years: 25; about 2.4 per paper
Years asked: 9/10; last asked 2025
Chance of a question next paper: 84%; historical rate, how we compute it
Weighted estimate: 1.8; model; history: 2.4 a paper on average, typically 1–3

Key findings

01
Asked in 9 of 10 papers, 25 questions in all: #3 of 204 topics by ten-year total. Last asked in 2025.
02
55% of its questions since 2018 tested an idea never asked before; 1 repeated an idea from the year before.
03
The most repeated idea is Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma, asked 3 times (2017, 2021, 2024), usually as “match list on plant tissue types”.
04
NEET has asked 0 of the 19 ideas in this topic; 0 have never been asked, directly or indirectly.
05
Mostly asked as one-line MCQ (60%); 32% easy, 8% hard, and down from 2.9 to 1.2 questions a paper since 2024.

Questions per year

Up to 2023: 2.9; per paper
Since 2024: 1.2; -1.6
Usual gap: 1.0 yrs; between papers asking it
Swing: ±1.1; questions, year to year

Recent framings

incorrect statement selection on plant anatomy
statement I/II on plant tissues
identify labelled part in diagram

Revise first

Dicot versus Monocot Stem Anatomy (2020 2025); Spring Wood, Autumn Wood and Annual Rings (2019 2022 2023); Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma (2017 2021 2024)

How it is asked

Difficulty, format and skill

Across all 25 questions on Plant Tissues and Anatomy since 2017.

Difficulty

QUESTIONS

815

Easy8 · 32%
Medium15 · 60%
Hard2 · 8%

Format

One-line MCQ · 15 Q60%
Other · 4 Q16%
Two statements · 2 Q8%
Match the lists · 2 Q8%
Figure-based · 1 Q4%
Assertion–reason · 1 Q4%

Skill tested

Recall · 14 Q56%
Concept · 9 Q36%
Figure reading · 1 Q4%
Application · 1 Q4%

Repeats

New idea, or one asked before?

Each column is a paper. Blue questions tested an idea NEET had not asked before; navy ones went back to an idea from an earlier paper. 2017 is the first paper, so everything in it counts as new.

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Idea asked for the first time
Idea asked in an earlier paper

Coverage of the topic

NEET has asked 0 of the 19 ideas in this topic. 0 have never been asked yet.

Asked directly0 · 0%
Touched inside another question19 · 100%
Never asked0 · 0%

Ideas come from Lumi’s syllabus map of NCERT. A never-asked idea is not a safe skip: most new questions come from exactly these.

Drill down

Idea, year, question

Every idea NEET tested in this topic, with its ten papers. Open one to read the questions.

ideaAskedShareYears’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Repeated3 · 12%12%3/10
- 2022 · Q112
  In old trees the greater part of secondary xylem is dark brown and resistant to insect attack due to : (a) secretion of secondary…
  mediumOther
- 2020 · Q29
  Identify the incorrect statement.
  easyOne-line MCQ
- 2017 · Q178
  Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood :
  mediumOne-line MCQNew idea
Repeated3 · 12%12%3/10
Repeated3 · 12%12%3/10
Repeated2 · 8%8%2/10
Repeated2 · 8%8%2/10
Repeated2 · 8%8%2/10
Repeated2 · 8%8%2/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10
1 · 4%4%1/10

Squares are the ten papers, 2017 to 2026; darker means more questions. Share is of the level above.

Ideas

Every idea inside this topic

15 different ideas were tested; 7 came more than once.

Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma3×
match list on plant tissue types
Match the lists · 6% next
Spring Wood, Autumn Wood and Annual Rings3×
assertion-reason on plant anatomy
Assertion–reason · 6% next
Heartwood versus Sapwood3×
identify incorrect statement on secondary xylem
One-line MCQ · 6% next
Dicot versus Monocot Stem Anatomy2×
identify plant part from anatomical features
One-line MCQ · 6% next
Epidermal, Ground and Vascular Tissue Systems2×
identify example of a structure feature
Figure-based · 6% next
Isobilateral Leaf and Bulliform Cells2×
identify reason for plant adaptation
One-line MCQ · 6% next
Cork Cambium and Periderm2×
definition recall
Match the lists · 4% next
Bark and Lenticels1×
true statement selection on plant anatomy
Other · 4% next
Endarch and Exarch Xylem1×
statement i/ii on plant anatomy
Two statements · 4% next
Radial, Conjoint, Open and Closed Bundles1×
count correct statements on plant anatomy
Other · 4% next
Formation of the Cambial Ring1×
true statement selection on plant anatomy
One-line MCQ · 4% next
Gymnosperm Xylem and Phloem1×
incorrect statement selection on plant anatomy
One-line MCQ · 4% next
Absence of Secondary Growth in Monocots1×
identify example of a structure feature
One-line MCQ · 4% next
Dicot versus Monocot Root Anatomy1×
identify location of a structure
One-line MCQ · 4% next
Products of Vascular Cambium1×
identify tissue produced by a meristem
One-line MCQ · 4% next

Idea	Times	Format	Chance next	Foundation for
Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchymamatch list on plant tissue types	3	Match the listsRecall	6%	–
Spring Wood, Autumn Wood and Annual Ringsassertion-reason on plant anatomy	3	Assertion–reasonConcept	6%	–
Heartwood versus Sapwoodidentify incorrect statement on secondary xylem	3	One-line MCQConcept	6%	–
Dicot versus Monocot Stem Anatomyidentify plant part from anatomical features	2	One-line MCQApplication	6%	–
Epidermal, Ground and Vascular Tissue Systemsidentify example of a structure feature	2	Figure-basedFigure reading	6%	–
Isobilateral Leaf and Bulliform Cellsidentify reason for plant adaptation	2	One-line MCQConcept	6%	–
Cork Cambium and Peridermdefinition recall	2	Match the listsRecall	4%	–
Bark and Lenticelstrue statement selection on plant anatomy	1	OtherRecall	4%	–
Endarch and Exarch Xylemstatement i/ii on plant anatomy	1	Two statementsConcept	4%	–
Radial, Conjoint, Open and Closed Bundlescount correct statements on plant anatomy	1	OtherConcept	4%	–
Formation of the Cambial Ringtrue statement selection on plant anatomy	1	One-line MCQRecall	4%	–
Gymnosperm Xylem and Phloemincorrect statement selection on plant anatomy	1	One-line MCQRecall	4%	–
Absence of Secondary Growth in Monocotsidentify example of a structure feature	1	One-line MCQConcept	4%	–
Dicot versus Monocot Root Anatomyidentify location of a structure	1	One-line MCQRecall	4%	–
Products of Vascular Cambiumidentify tissue produced by a meristem	1	One-line MCQRecall	4%	–

Chance next is the historical rate at which an idea with this record came back in the following paper. It is low for every idea, which is why learning the topic beats memorising past questions. All repeated ideas

Every question

Plant Tissues and Anatomy questions, year by year

The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper, with the idea it tested.

NEET 20251 question

Q118
Find the statement that is NOT correct with regard to the structure of monocot stem.
Idea: Dicot versus Monocot Stem Anatomy
MediumOne-line MCQ

NEET 20243 questions

Q117
Bulliform cells are responsible for
Idea: Isobilateral Leaf and Bulliform Cells
MediumOne-line MCQ
Q123
In the given figure, which component has thin outer walls and highly thickened inner walls?
Idea: Epidermal, Ground and Vascular Tissue Systems
EasyFigure-based · figure
Q125
Given below are two statements: Statement I : Parenchyma is living but collenchyma is dead tissue. Statement II : Gymnosperms lack xylem…
Idea: Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma
MediumTwo statements

NEET 20233 questions

Q132
Given below are two statements : Statement I : Endarch and exarch are the terms often used for describing the position of secondary xylem…
Idea: Endarch and Exarch Xylem
New ideaMediumTwo statements
Q135
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R : Assertion A : Late wood has fewer…
Idea: Spring Wood, Autumn Wood and Annual Rings
Asked last yearMediumAssertion–reason
Q136
Identify the correct statements : A. Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases. B. Bark formed early in the…
Idea: Bark and Lenticels
New ideaMediumOther

NEET 20223 questions

Q112
In old trees the greater part of secondary xylem is dark brown and resistant to insect attack due to : (a) secretion of secondary…
Idea: Heartwood versus Sapwood
MediumOther
Q123
Read the following statements about the vascular bundles : (a) In roots, xylem and phloem in a vascular bundle are arranged in an…
Idea: Radial, Conjoint, Open and Closed Bundles
New ideaHardOther
Q145
The anatomy of springwood shows some peculiar features. Identify the correct set of statements about springwood. (a) It is also called as…
Idea: Spring Wood, Autumn Wood and Annual Rings
MediumOther

NEET 20213 questions

Q105
Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II (a) Cells with active cell division capacity | (i) Vascular tissues (b) Tissue having…
Idea: Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma
EasyMatch the lists
Q122
Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II (a) Lenticels | (i) Phellogen (b) Cork cambium | (ii) Suberin deposition (c) Secondary…
Idea: Cork Cambium and Periderm
MediumMatch the lists
Q137
Select the correct pair.
Idea: Formation of the Cambial Ring
New ideaHardOne-line MCQ

NEET 20202 questions

Q29
Identify the incorrect statement.
Idea: Heartwood versus Sapwood
EasyOne-line MCQ
Q36
The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features : (a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by…
Idea: Dicot versus Monocot Stem Anatomy
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ

NEET 20193 questions

Q93
Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following :
Idea: Isobilateral Leaf and Bulliform Cells
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ
Q136
Which of the statements given below is not true about formation of Annual Rings in trees ?
Idea: Spring Wood, Autumn Wood and Annual Rings
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ
Q170
Phloem in gymnosperms lacks :
Idea: Gymnosperm Xylem and Phloem
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ

NEET 20184 questions

Q124
Stomata in grass leaf are
Idea: Epidermal, Ground and Vascular Tissue Systems
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
Q125
Secondary xylem and phloem in dicot stem are produced by
Idea: Cork Cambium and Periderm
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
Q127
Casparian strips occur in
Idea: Dicot versus Monocot Root Anatomy
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
Q128
Plants having little or no secondary growth are
Idea: Absence of Secondary Growth in Monocots
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ

NEET 20173 questions

Q96
Which of the following is made up of dead cells ?
Idea: Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma
EasyOne-line MCQ
Q156
The vascular cambium normally gives rise to :
Idea: Products of Vascular Cambium
MediumOne-line MCQ
Q178
Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood :
Idea: Heartwood versus Sapwood
MediumOne-line MCQ

Questions from the official NEET UG papers published by NTA (CBSE before 2019). Topic and idea tags, counts and notes are Lumi’s.