by Candace Scott | Jul 28, 2020 | 6A: Sensing the Environment
Topics discussed in this article: Vision Overview The eye is a specialized organ utilized to detect light from the external environment in the form of photons. Here, we will summarize the process of visual perception through the eye and later move into the details of...
by Candace Scott | Jul 20, 2020 | 6A: Sensing the Environment
Topics discussed in this article: What is the difference between proximal and distal stimulus? What are the different types of thresholds in psychology? What is an absolute threshold in psychology? What is a recognition threshold in psychology? What is a differential...
by Candace Scott | Jul 8, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: What is the importance of enzyme kinetics? How is the association constant related to the dissociation constant? Do catalysts affect kinetics or thermodynamics? What does a Michaelis-Menten graph tell us? What is Vmax in...
by Candace Scott | Jul 1, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: What is the structure and function of enzymes? What are zymogens and proenzymes? What are the different enzyme classifications? What is the function of oxidoreductase, transferase, hydrolase, lyase, ligase, isomerase, dehydrogenase,...
by Candace Scott | Jun 29, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: What are the non-enzymatic functions of proteins? What is the difference between protein affinity vs. specificity? What is passive transport vs. active transport? What are the 4 types of ion channels? What are the 3 types of...
