Carefully Explain the Purpose of a Literature Review

question 16

Essay

Carefully explain the purpose of a literature review. In what ways can it help researchers to formulate a research question and to design research to address that question?

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Definitions:

Gram-positive

Bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method, indicating a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls.

Gram-variable

Bacteria that do not consistently stain as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative due to variations in their cell wall structures.

Opaqueness

The quality of being impenetrable by light; not transparent or translucent.

Decant

To pour a liquid from one container into another, usually to separate a solid from a liquid or to allow sediment to stay behind.