# Grade 10 Life Sciences Notes > CAPS-aligned Grade 10 Life Sciences revision notes, broken down topic by topic with worked examples, diagrams, and key definitions. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Grade 10](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10) › [Life Sciences](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences) › [Notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes) ## Topics Each section has a free preview; the full notes are in the free Hlayiso account. ### Plant and animal tissues - [Plant and animal tissues notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/plant-and-animal-tissues) - [Plant Tissues](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/plant-and-animal-tissues/plant-tissues) - [Animal Tissues](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/plant-and-animal-tissues/animal-tissues) ### Transport systems in mammals - [Transport systems in mammals notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/transport-systems-in-mammals) - [Blood Vessels](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/transport-systems-in-mammals/blood-vessels) - [Blood Circulation System](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/transport-systems-in-mammals/blood-circulation-system) - [The Heart: Structure and Cardiac Cycle](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/transport-systems-in-mammals/the-heart-structure-and-cardiac-cycle) ### Support and transport systems: Plants - [Support and transport systems: Plants notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-and-transport-systems-plants) - [Transpiration](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-and-transport-systems-plants/transpiration) - [Anatomy of Dicotyledonous Plants](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-and-transport-systems-plants/anatomy-of-dicotyledonous-plants) - [Uptake of Water and Translocation](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-and-transport-systems-plants/uptake-of-water-and-translocation) - [Leaf Structure and Function](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-and-transport-systems-plants/leaf-structure-and-function) ### History of life on earth - [History of life on earth notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/history-of-life-on-earth) - [Fossil formation and dating](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/history-of-life-on-earth/fossil-formation-and-dating) - [History of life and geological timescale](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/history-of-life-on-earth/history-of-life-and-geological-timescale) - [Mass extinctions](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/history-of-life-on-earth/mass-extinctions) ### Biodiversity and classification - [Biodiversity and classification notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biodiversity-and-classification) - [Binomial nomenclature](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biodiversity-and-classification/binomial-nomenclature) - [Classification schemes and the five-kingdom system](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biodiversity-and-classification/classification-schemes-and-the-five-kingdom-system) ### Biosphere to ecosystems - [Biosphere to ecosystems notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biosphere-to-ecosystems) - [Ecosystems: abiotic and biotic factors](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biosphere-to-ecosystems/ecosystems-abiotic-and-biotic-factors) - [The biosphere and biomes of southern Africa](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biosphere-to-ecosystems/the-biosphere-and-biomes-of-southern-africa) - [Nutrient cycles](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biosphere-to-ecosystems/nutrient-cycles) - [Energy flow and trophic levels](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biosphere-to-ecosystems/energy-flow-and-trophic-levels) ### Chemistry of life - [Chemistry of life notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life) - [Lipids](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life/lipids) - [Nucleic acids and vitamins](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life/nucleic-acids-and-vitamins) - [Carbohydrates](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life/carbohydrates) - [Inorganic compounds: Water and minerals](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life/inorganic-compounds-water-and-minerals) - [Proteins and enzymes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life/proteins-and-enzymes) ### Cells: Basic units of life - [Cells: Basic units of life notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cells-basic-units-of-life) - [Differences between plant and animal cells](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cells-basic-units-of-life/differences-between-plant-and-animal-cells) - [Cell structure and organelles](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cells-basic-units-of-life/cell-structure-and-organelles) - [Cell membrane and transport](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cells-basic-units-of-life/cell-membrane-and-transport) ### Support systems: Animals - [Support systems: Animals notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-systems-animals) - [The Human Skeleton](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-systems-animals/the-human-skeleton) ### Cell division (mitosis) - [Cell division (mitosis) notes](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cell-division-mitosis) - [The cell cycle and phases of mitosis](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cell-division-mitosis/the-cell-cycle-and-phases-of-mitosis) - [Cancer](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cell-division-mitosis/cancer) ## Frequently asked questions ### Are the Grade 10 Life Sciences notes free? 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