This is the Life Sciences Grade 12 Paper 2 national May/June examination, worth 150 marks and to be completed in two and a half hours. Question 1 is multiple choice, covering identifying Gregor Mendel as the father of genetics, the phase of the cell cycle in which DNA replication occurs, calculating chromatid numbers after meiosis, the end product of mitosis in a human somatic cell, and characteristics of a bipedal organism.
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Term 2 Content Brief
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Key terms covered include genetics, DNA replication, meiosis, mitosis, and bipedalism.
The paper consists of 16 pages. Question 1 is multiple choice on genetics, cell division, and human evolution.
By the end of this paper, learners should be able to explain DNA replication and the phases of the cell cycle, calculate chromosome and chromatid numbers through meiosis and mitosis, and identify features of bipedal organisms.