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This is a summary of the book chapter: Introduction to Critical Social Psychology by Alexa Hepburn. The chapter title is: The Critical Context. This document summarizes the content of this reading providing a comprehensive understanding. Additional definitions are also used to aid in the complexities of the reading.

Notes on how to work a light microscope.

The summary includes; The six fungal phyla: Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Glomeromycota, Blastocladiomycota and Neocallimastigomycota These notes identify and differentiate between the fungal phyla with comprehensive descriptions. Explains the life cycles of each fungal phyla. It discuss and compares the different types of mycorrhizae. Details the interaction between plants/AMs/Rhizobia. Describes the impact and importance of specific members of the fungal phyla. Defines t...

The summary includes: Information on bacterial phyla specifically looking at Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Deinococcus-Thermus, Proteobacteria and Spirochaetes. Identifies and differentiates between the bacterial phyla described above. Examples from each of the bacterial phyla are described. The impact certain bacterial species have on human health It includes relevant images and diagrams for a comprehensive understanding of the content.

A detailed summary of basic concepts in microbiology which include: Describes a microbial colony in terms of its morphology Defines the term colony and colony morphology (in terms of microbiology) Evaluates both the macro and micro-morphology of bacteria and yeast Explains how to isolate bacteria and yeast from environmental samples, including isolating pure samples with the streak plate. Explains the underlying principles of culture purification. Explains the underlying principles of bact...

Detailed summary of the microscope, how it works, care, components, and properties. It also explains the preparations of specimens for visualization under the microscope, simple staining, differential staining and special staining techniques. Further including, gram-negative and positive staining, observation of bacteria under a light microscope, the differentiation of yeast, mold and bacteria under the microscope, distinguishing living cells from debris, and endospore staining. Relevant images ...

I detailed summary of the chapter 8: Enzymes: Biological Catalysts with relevant images and diagrams to aid in a comprehensive understanding in the key concepts. The concepts included are: Enzymes as Biological Catalysts The Diversity of Enzyme Function Chemical Reaction Rates and the Effects of Catalysts How Enzymes Act as Catalysts: Principles and Examples The Kinetics of Enzymatic Catalysis Enzyme Inhibition The Regulation of Enzyme Activity Covalent Modifications Used to Regulate En...

These notes are a comprehensive summary of chapter 6: The 3-D Structure of Proteins. The topics include: The Secondary Structure: Regular Ways to Fold the Polypeptide Chain. Fibrous Proteins: Structural Materials of Cells and Tissues. Globular Proteins: Tertiary Structure and Functional Diversity. Factors Determining Secondary and Tertiary Structure. Dynamics of Globular Protein Structure. Prediction of Protein Secondary and Tertiary Structure. Quaternary Structure of Proteins. Relevant ...

A summary explaining key concepts in set theory and logic. It contains visual interpretations using Venn diagrams. Explains the truth table and techniques on how to prove or disprove statements in mathematics.

Thorough explanation of the goods market. It uses equations and graphs to illustrate how the changes in the equation affect the graph ie either a change in the slope or intercepts or both. It also has an example which shows how to practically answer questions in tests or exams.