Animal Tissue - NEET Previous Year Questions with Complete Solutions

Yes. Animal Tissue is part of Class 11 Biology Chapter 7 — Structural Organisation in Animals, which NTA includes in the NEET Biology syllabus under Unit 3. Always verify the latest syllabus on the NTA official website before your exam year.

Connective tissue gets the highest number of questions among the four types, largely because it includes diverse sub-types (blood, bone, cartilage, areolar, adipose). Epithelial tissue follows closely, especially questions on types, locations, and cell junctions. Both must be prepared with equal care.

NTA typically asks 2–4 questions from Animal Tissue in every NEET paper. Based on 2015–2024 data, the chapter has never been absent from NEET Biology. Each question carries 4 marks, so this chapter alone can contribute up to 16 marks in a good year.

The majority are factual/recall-based — directly testing NCERT language on tissue types, locations, and cell names. A smaller proportion are application-based, asking students to identify which tissue is described in an unfamiliar context. Both types are covered in the previous year question set on this page.

Blood is classified as a fluid connective tissue because it contains cells (RBCs, WBCs, platelets) suspended in an extracellular matrix called plasma. The defining feature of all connective tissues is the presence of an extracellular matrix — blood satisfies this criterion even though its matrix is liquid rather than solid or semi-solid.

Link each type to its location and function using a table. For example: squamous = flat = diffusion = alveoli/blood vessels; cuboidal = cube = secretion = kidney tubules. Drawing simple diagrams alongside the table reinforces visual memory. eSaral's Biology faculty recommend practising at least 5 MCQs per sub-type after making these notes.