Biology for NEET, Volume 1 (Second Edition)

Abhimanyu Kumar Jha, Runjhun Mathur and Meenakshi Jha

ISBN: 9789393330895 | Year: 2024 | Paperback | Pages: 644 | Language : English

Book Size: 216 x 280 mm | Territorial Rights: World

Price: 950.00

About the Book

This book aims to prepare medical aspirants for the NEET Biology examination.
Volume 1 explores the topics studied in Class 11. It provides in-depth coverage of the NEET syllabus and uses a target-oriented approach, with greater emphasis on the basics and gradual progression to advanced topics. It works towards maximizing students' knowledge of the subject while also enhancing their problem-solving and time management abilities.

Salient features:

  • Complete coverage of all topics as per the NEET syllabus
  • Content presented as bullet points, making it more reader-friendly
  • Over 5250 exercise questions (with answers) categorized based on difficulty level
  • Over 2250 questions (with answers) from previous years' NEET papers
  • About 575 assertion–reason questions with answers
  • Tips and tricks to help students remember and recall important concepts
  • Android app with daily practice problems, additional chapter-wise exercises, mock tests and previous years' solved NEET Biology question papers

Contributors (Author(s), Editor(s), Translator(s), Illustrator(s) etc.)

Abhimanyu Kumar Jha is Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at the School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.

Runjhun Mathur is a Research Scholar at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India.

Meenakshi Jha is a Research Scholar at Amity University, Raipur, India.

Table of Content

About the Authors
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: The Living World  
What is “Living”? | Biodiversity | Need for Classification | Tools for the Study of Taxonomy

Chapter 2: Biological Classification  

Introduction | Types of Classification Systems | Kingdom Monera | Kingdom Protista | Kingdom Fungi | Kingdom Plantae | Kingdom Animalia | Viruses, Viroids and Lichens | Prions

Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom  

Introduction | Classification of the Plant Kingdom

Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom  

Introduction | Basis of Classification | Phylum Porifera | Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Platyhelminthes | Phylum Aschelminthes | Phylum Annelida | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata | Phylum Hemichordata | Phylum Chordata

Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants  

Introduction | The Root | The Stem | The Leaf | The Flower | The Fruit | The Seed | Floral Formula | Semi-Technical Description of Typical Flowering Plants in Some Important Families

Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants  

Introduction | Plant Tissues | The Tissue System | Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants

Chapter 7: Structural Organization in Animals  

Introduction | Tissues | Cockroach | Anatomy and Functions of Different Systems (Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous and Reproductive) of Frog

Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life  

Introduction | Cell Theory | Overview of Cells | Types of Cells

Chapter 9: Biomolecules  

Introduction | Primary and Secondary Metabolites | Micromolecules | Elements | Biological Compounds | Dynamic State of Body Constituents – Concept of Metabolism

Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division  

Introduction | Cell Cycle | Regulation of the Cell Cycle

Chapter 11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Introduction | Chloroplast Pigments | Structure of Mesophyll Cells | Types of Photosynthetic Reactions | Electron Transport | Chemiosmotic Hypothesis | Biosynthetic Phase | Photorespiration or the C2 Cycle | Factors Affecting Photosynthesis

Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants

Introduction: What is Plant Respiration? | Do Plants Breathe? | Types of Respiration | Glycolysis | Fermentation | Aerobic Respiration | The Respiration Balance Sheet | The Amphibolic Pathway | Respiratory Quotient | Factors Affecting Respiration in Plants | Significance of Respiration

Chapter 13: Plant Growth and Development

Introduction | Phases of Growth | Characteristics of Growth | Rate and Phases of Growth | Plant Growth Regulators

Chapter 14: Breathing and Exchange of Gases

Introduction | Human Respiratory System | Steps in Respiration | Mechanism of Breathing | Respiratory Volume and Capacity | Exchange of Gases | Transport of Gases | Regulation of Respiration | Disorders of the Respiratory System

Chapter 15: Body Fluids and Circulation

Introduction | Blood | Lymph | Circulatory Pathways | The Heart | Electrocardiogram | Double Circulation | Disorders of the Circulatory System

Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination

Introduction | Excretory Organs | Nitrogenous Products in Organisms | The Human Excretory System | Urea Formation | Micturition | Disorders of the Excretory System | Artificial Kidneys

Chapter 17: Locomotion and Movement

Introduction | Types of Movement | Types of Muscles | Skeleton | Movement of Cilia | Structure of the Contractile Proteins / Muscle Contraction | Disorders of the Muscular and Skeletal Systems

Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination

Introduction | Parts of the Nervous System | Central Nervous System | Peripheral Nervous System

Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration

Introduction | Properties of Hormones | Hypothalamus | Pituitary Gland | Pineal Gland | Thymus Gland | Pancreas | Thyroid Glands | Parathyroid Glands | Adrenal Glands | Gonadal Hormones | Hormones of the Kidneys | Common Disorders

Class 11 Questions and Solutions from Previous Years' NEET Biology Question Papers
NEET (UG) Biology 2023
NEET (UG) Biology 2022
NEET (UG) Biology 2021
NEET (UG) Biology 2020
NEET (UG) Biology 2020 (September)
NEET (UG) Biology 2019

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