This is a Life Sciences Grade 12 provincial standardised assessment from KwaZulu-Natal, dated June 2026, worth 150 marks and to be completed in two and a half hours. Question 1 is multiple choice, covering the centromere, altricial development in animals, the site of fertilisation in the female reproductive system, the importance of meiosis, and the structure of DNA.
The following document, Life Sciences Grade 12 Term 2 Provincial Assessment.pdf, is the full document.
Term 2 Content Brief
Life Sciences Grade 12 Term 2 Provincial Assessment PDF KIE-082
Key terms covered include the centromere, altricial development, the Fallopian tube, meiosis, and DNA structure.
The paper consists of 16 pages, opening with Question 1, a multiple choice section on cell division, reproduction and DNA.
By the end of this paper, learners should be able to identify structures involved in cell division such as the centromere, distinguish altricial from precocial development, describe the site and process of fertilisation, explain the importance of meiosis, and describe the structure of DNA.