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MHT CET Biology Syllabus 2025

MHT CET 2025 Syllabus for Biology is based entirely on the Maharashtra State Secondary Education Curriculum of Class 11 and Class 12. MHT CET 2025 Syllabus for Biology will be released on the official website by State CET Cell Maharashtra. MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus includes topics like Plant Growth and Development, Biochemistry of cells, Diversity in organisms, Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition, Human Nutrition, Organization of Cell, Human Respiration, Animal tissues, Enhancement in Food Production, Gene: its nature, expression, and regulation, Biotechnology: Process and Application, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Microbes in Human Welfare, Reproduction in Plants, Organisms and Environment -I etc. 

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MHT CET 2025 will have the standard syllabus class 11 curriculum weighted at 20% and the 12th standard curriculum weighted at 80%. Depending on the subjects studied at the 11th and 12th levels, candidates can selet either PCM and PCB. DTE Maharashtra will release an updated MHT CET 2025 curriculum through official notification to assist candidates in better preparing for the exam.

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MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus PDF

Candidates can download the MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus PDF from the direct link provided below. 

MHT CET Biology Syllabus 2025 Based on Class 11 & 12

MHT CET Biology Syllabus 2025 Based on Class 11

The following are the MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus topics prescribed from the Class 11 syllabus. 

• Biology (Botany) Syllabus - Plant Growth and Development, Biochemistry of cells, Diversity in organisms, Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition.
• Biology (Zoology) Syllabus - Human Nutrition, Organization of Cell, Human Respiration, Animal tissues.

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MHT CET Biology Syllabus 2025 Based on Class 12

Given below are the topics extracted from the Biology syllabus of Class 12 for MHT CET 2025 Biology.

• Biology (Botany) Syllabus - Enhancement in Food Production, Gene: its nature, expression, and regulation, Biotechnology: Process and Application, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Microbes in Human Welfare, Reproduction in Plants, Organisms and Environment -I, Genetic Basis of Inheritance. 
• Biology (Zoology) Syllabus - Origin and the Evolution of Life, Genetic Engineering and Genomics, Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance, Human Health and Diseases, Circulation, Excretion and osmoregulation, Human Reproduction, Animal Husbandry, Control and Coordination, Organisms, and Environment-II.

Important Topics From MHT CET Biology Syllabus 2025

As per the previous year's analysis, we have picked up the important topics from the MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus. 

Zoology Important Topics

Listed below are the important topics of Zoology

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Botany Important Topics

The following table indicates important topics of Botany

​​​​​Other topics appeared several times in the MHT CET Biology Exam. Some of these topics have been listed below.

• Human Physiology: Endocrine system (glands, hormones), Digestion, excretion (formation of urine), respiration (gaseous exchange), nervous system (parts, functions
• Cell Biology: Cell organelles (especially mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplasts, Golgi apparatus), cell division (phases, significance)
• Ecology: Biodiversity (types, threats, conservation), Ecosystem (components, food chains, food webs), biogeochemical cycles
• Genetics: Mendel's laws (segregation, independent assortment), genetic disorders (Down's syndrome, genetic crosses (monohybrid, dihybrid), Turner's syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome)

MHT CET Biology Sample Questions

Some of the MHT CET Biology sample questions have been provided below. 

1. In Angiosperms, megaspores formed after meiosis of megaspore mother cell are arranged in _________ 
   1. Isobilateral tetrad
   2. Tetrahedral tetrad
   3. Linear tetrad 
   4. T-shaped tetrad 
2. What will be the genotype of the parents of a child with the ‘O’ blood group?
   1. IA IA × IA IA
   2. IA IA × IB IB
   3. IB IB × IB IB
   4. IA i × IB i 
3. Identify the INCORRECT statement from the following concerning lac operon. 
   1. It is a unit of gene expression and regulation for lactose sugar metabolism in Coli. 
   2. Operators are present between promoters and structural genes. 
   3. The structural gene ‘z’ codes for β -galactosidase, ‘y’ for transacetylase, and ‘a’ for permease
   4. Lactose sugar enters the cell due to the activity of enzyme permease. . 
4. During the replication of DNA, the two strands of the double helix are separated from each other under the influence of enzyme _________ 
   1. rep-protein
   2. initiator protein
   3. SSBP 
   4. DNA polymerase
5. High levels of Aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content in maize plants prevent the attack by ____________ 
   1. Boll worms
   2. Aphids
   3. Jassids 
   4. Stem borers 
6. The common feature in CAM and C4 plants is __________ 
   1. Stomata open only during the night 
   2. Both C3 and C4 pathway occur 
   3. Acid concentration increases during the night 
   4. Having Kranz anatomy 
7. The codon sequence on the coding strand of the transcription unit is ATG GTG AGC TAC GCG. What will be the codon sequence on mRNA formed on the template strand? 
   1. ATG GTG AGC TAC GCG 
   2. TAC CAC TGC ATG CGC 
   3. GCG TAC AGC GTG ATG 
   4. AUG GUG AGC UAC GCG 
8. A cross between two pea plants tall with axial flowers and a dwarf with terminal flowers produced offspring tall with axial flowers and tall with terminal flowers in the ratio 1:1. What will be the genotype of parents? 
   1. TTAa × ttaa
   2. TtAA × ttaa
   3. TtAa × ttaa 
   4. TTAA × ttaa 
9. Which one of the following electron acceptors is present in the respiratory chain? 
   1. Plastocyanin
   2. Cytochrome f
   3. Cytochrome a3
   4. Ferredoxin
10. Which one of the following is used by green sulfur bacteria for the reduction of CO2 to CH2O? 
    1. CH4
    2. H2S
    3. H2O 
    4. NH4
11. The CORRECT sequence of events during double fertilization in Angiosperms is 
    1. Porogamy, syngamy, triple fusion 
    2. Triple fusion, syngamy, porogamy 
    3. Syngamy, triple fusion, porogamy 
    4. Syngamy, porogamy, triple fusion 
12. The guano deposits are obtained from the excreta of __________
    1. Human 
    2. Reptiles
    3. Marine birds
    4. Micro-organisms 
13. In an angiosperm, a female plant having 2n = 24 is crossed with a male plant having 2n = 12. What will be the chromosome number of the endosperm? 
    1. 12
    2. 24
    3. 18 
    4. 30 
14. When genomic DNA is fragmented and cloned, the screening of the desired gene is done by using 
    1. Southern blotting
    2. Plasmid DNA
    3. DNA probes 
    4. PCR technique
15. Two alternative forms of a gene or alleles are located on __________
    1. Identical loci of homologous chromosomes 
    2. Identical loci of the same chromosome 
    3. Non-identical loci of the same chromosome 
    4. Non-identical loci of homologous chromosomes
16. In the Krebs cycle, Guanosine Triphosphate is formed during the conversion of
    1. Isocitrate to oxalosuccinate
    2. Oxalosuccinate to α-ketoglutarate 
    3. Succinyl CoA to succinate
    4. Fumarate to malate 
17. Mycorrhiza is __________ 
    1. Fungus 
    2. Virus 
    3. Alga
    4. Bacteria
18. During the PCR technique, the pairing of primers to the ssDNA segment is called ________ 
    1. Denaturation
    2. Annealing 
    3. Polymerisation
    4. Isolation 
19. ___________ is the most convenient and cheap method of artificial vegetative propagation. 
    1. Budding 
    2. Grafting
    3. Cutting
    4. Micropropagation 
20. A glycosidic bond exists in the DNA molecule between __________ 
    1. Any two nitrogen bases 
    2. Purines and pyrimidines 
    3. Sugar and phosphate 
    4. Sugar and a nitrogen base

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