# History of life on earth notes

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- [Mass extinctions](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/history-of-life-on-earth/mass-extinctions) — Mass Extinctions Throughout Earth's history, there have been periods when a large percentage of species on Earth died out in a relatively short period of geological time. These events are called mass…
- [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) — History of Life and the Geological Timescale The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. Over this vast stretch of time, life has evolved from simple single-celled organisms to the incredible…
- [Fossil formation and dating](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/history-of-life-on-earth/fossil-formation-and-dating) — Fossil Formation and Dating Fossils provide the most direct evidence of the history of life on Earth. They are the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past and are found mainly…

## Other Life Sciences topics

- [Plant and animal tissues](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/plant-and-animal-tissues)
- [Transport systems in mammals](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/transport-systems-in-mammals)
- [Support and transport systems: Plants](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-and-transport-systems-plants)
- [Biodiversity and classification](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biodiversity-and-classification)
- [Biosphere to ecosystems](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/biosphere-to-ecosystems)
- [Chemistry of life](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/chemistry-of-life)
- [Cells: Basic units of life](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cells-basic-units-of-life)
- [Support systems: Animals](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/support-systems-animals)
- [Cell division (mitosis)](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/notes/cell-division-mitosis)

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