Grade 12 Life Sciences
4 Seasons
Grade 12 Life Sciences covers a range of biological concepts and processes and covers topics such as Meiosis, Reproduction in Vertebrates, Human Reproduction, Responding to the Environment (Humans), Human Endocrine System, Homeostasis in Humans, Responding to the Environment (Plants), Human Impact on Environment and DNA: Code of Life, Meiosis, Genetics and Inheritance, Evolution to prepare you for your final examinations.
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13:11Episode 1
Evolution by natural selection part 1
Episode 1
In today’s lesson, we are going to be focusing on biological evolution.
Biological evolution refers to the type of change that takes place within living organisms over long periods of millions of years. Biological evolution means that: All modern-day life forms descended or arose from and are re... -
08:49Episode 2
Evolution by natural selection part 2
Episode 2
In our last lesson, we introduced evolution by natural selection. Today we are going to be looking at multiple theories, the basis of these theories, and the scientists behind these theories.
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07:54Episode 3
Artificial selection
Episode 3
In today’s lesson we look at artificial selection. Artificial selection is the scientific term used to describe the breeding of plants and animals for desirable characteristics and not necessarily those that would allow the offspring to survive better. And since particular desirable characteristi...
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Specification and methods of reproduction
Episode 4
In this lesson we will be discussing speciation and the different methods of reproductive isolation.
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10:43Episode 5
Human evolution
Episode 5
Welcome to our first lesson on human evolution. Human evolution is the lengthy process of change by which people originated from apelike ancestors. Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioural traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period o...
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Difference between African apes and humans
Episode 6
In this lesson we will look at the cultural and genetic evidence to show how similar or different humans are to African apes.
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11:03Episode 7
Tracing the sequence of human evolution
Episode 7
In this lesson we will be tracing the appearance and characteristics of different organisms as evidenced by fossil finds.
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The home species and the main fossil sites in South Africa
Episode 8
This lesson looks at Homo species and our historic fossil sites.
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Contributing scientists to fossil finds and the out of Africa's hypothesis
Episode 9
In this lesson we are going to look at some of the contributions made by these scientists. We will also have a look at the out of Africa hypothesis and the evidence used to support it.
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09:30Episode 10
Alternatives to evolution
Episode 10
In this lesson, we look at the arguments and alternative theories for the diversity of life.