Life Sciences Memo 2 (English)

Feb-March 2016 — Grade 12 / Matric — Life Sciences

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1.1.10x 2\

1.2.1Complete dominance

1.2.2Cloning

1.2.3Population

1.2.4tereoscopic /Binocular

1.2.10Hominidae /Hominid Down syndrome / trisomy 21 Transcription Homologous Locus Discontinuous variation x 1\

1.3.3Both A and B Both A and B only x 2\

1.4.2(a\ Big reen fruit (b\ BG, Bg, bG, bg

1.5.5Cell membrane / Plasmalemma Homologous chromosomes /Bivalent (a\ (b\ Holds the sister

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2.1.5(11/100\ x 2000 = 220 Repeat the investigation Use a larger sample size /more dogs (Mark first TWO only\ Any 2

2.2Phenotype Rough hair Smooth hair notype eiosis /gametes Fertilis ation

2.4.3Embryos Blastocyst Umbilical cord Placenta Bone marrow (Mark first ONE only\

2.3(a\ (b\ Ribosome (a\ (b\ (c\ The mRNA attache to the ribosome When each codon

3.1.2The DNA molecule unwinds Hydrogen bonds between the two strands break he molecule unzips Each strand serves as template Free nucleotides attach to the individual strands

3.3A population of a species becomes separated by a geographical barrier then the population splits into different populations There no gene flow between the populations Each population may be exposed to

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3.5Because they were normal they must each have one dominant allele nd in order for their children to be affected each parent must have one recessive allele or Nn The father would have been affected if it was sex

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Topics Identified

Cell BiologyGeneticsEvolution

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Total150 marks

Paper information

SubjectLife Sciences

Year2016

SessionFeb-March

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages9

Downloads3

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About Life Sciences examination preparation

Grade 12 Life Sciences combines biological knowledge with interpretation and scientific reasoning. Paper 1 covers molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology, while Paper 2 tests human physiology, ecology, and evolution.

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