Life Sciences Past Papers and Memos
Grade 10, 11 & 12 Life Sciences past papers and marking guidelines, free and fully offline.
Life Sciences rewards volume. There is no shortcut around the definitions, the diagrams and the processes — but there is a much better way to get through them than reading a textbook chapter and hoping it sticks.
The Grade 10, 11 & 12 Life Sciences App pairs every DBE past paper and memo with flashcard decks built from the same topics, so you drill recall in short bursts and then test it against a real paper. Practice quizzes mark you instantly and the AI explains the ones you missed — all offline.
Life Sciences by grade
Grade 10
Life Sciences past papers
Grade 10 Life Sciences past papers and marking guidelines, with flashcards for every topic and offline access.
Grade 11
Life Sciences past papers
Grade 11 Life Sciences past papers and marking guidelines, with flashcard decks for every topic.
Grade 12
Life Sciences past papers
Every Grade 12 Life Sciences past paper and memorandum, plus flashcard decks built from the same topics.
How to actually use a past paper
Downloading papers is not studying. This is the loop that moves a mark.
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Pick a paper you have not seen
Choose a full past paper from a year you have not worked through. Recent papers matter most, but older ones repeat the same question types, so do not skip them.
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Write it under exam conditions
Full time limit, no notes, no phone in reach. A paper you did with the memo open teaches you nothing about what you actually know.
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Mark yourself against the memo
Use the official marking guideline and mark strictly. Method marks matter — mark them the way an examiner would, not the way you wish they would.
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Work through every mistake
For each lost mark, find out why you lost it. Ask the AI tutor in the app to work the question out step by step until you can redo it from a blank page.
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Repeat the question type, not the paper
Find three more questions on the same topic from other years and do those. Papers repeat their patterns — that is the entire reason past papers work.
Frequently asked questions
The Grade 10, 11 & 12 Life Sciences app carries the official DBE past papers with their marking guidelines, sorted by grade, year and topic. It is free, and every paper can be saved to your phone for offline use.
Paper 1 (150 marks, 2½ hours) covers meiosis, reproduction in vertebrates, human reproduction, responding to the environment — the human nervous system. Paper 2 (150 marks, 2½ hours) covers dna — the code of life, rna and protein synthesis, genetics and inheritance, evolution by natural selection.
Paper 1 (150 marks, 2½ hours) covers biodiversity and classification, biodiversity of microorganisms, biodiversity of plants and reproduction in plants, biodiversity of animals. Paper 2 (150 marks, 2½ hours) covers energy transformations to sustain life — photosynthesis, animal nutrition, energy transformations — cellular respiration, gaseous exchange.
Paper 1 (150 marks, 2½ hours) covers the chemistry of life, cells — the basic units of life, cell division — mitosis, plant and animal tissues. Paper 2 (150 marks, 2½ hours) covers support and transport systems in plants, support systems in animals, transport systems in mammals, biosphere to ecosystems.
Grade 10, 11 & 12, all inside the same free download.
Every paper. Every memo.
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