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Biology Biology Lab ToolsLab Tools
By: Miranda SimmonsBy: Miranda SimmonsFall 2010Fall 2010
Essential Question:Essential Question:
What are the important tools What are the important tools of the biology lab?of the biology lab?
Simple container for stirring, mixing and heating liquids; commonly used in many laboratories.
BEAKERBEAKER
GRADUATED CYLINDERGRADUATED CYLINDER
• Used to measure volume, DO NOT HEAT
ERLENMEYER FLASKERLENMEYER FLASK
• May be heated, used in titrations, glass
FLORENCE FLASKFLORENCE FLASK
• Used in making and storing solutions, can be heated
RUBBER STOPPERSRUBBER STOPPERS
• Used to close off a piece of laboratory glassware
TEST TUBETEST TUBE
• Has many uses and can be heated, also used to hold liquids for measuring.
TEST TUBE HOLDERTEST TUBE HOLDER
• Used to hold or pick up test tubes while they are heated
TEST TUBE RACKTEST TUBE RACK
• Holds test tubes in a vertical position
TEST TUBE BRUSHTEST TUBE BRUSH
• Used to scrub small diameter glassware, has bristles with wire handle
DROPPER/PIPETDROPPER/PIPET
• Used to transfer small amounts of liquid, glass tip with rubber bulb
PLASTIC WASH BOTTLEPLASTIC WASH BOTTLE
• Squeeze sides to dispense water
WIDE MOUTH BOTTLEWIDE MOUTH BOTTLE
• Used to hold various solutions
MICROSCOPE SLIDEMICROSCOPE SLIDE
• Glass slides used for observing specimens under the microscope
• Thin piece of glass used to cover a specimen
COVER SLIPCOVER SLIP
LENS WIPELENS WIPE
• Used to clean microscope lenses.• Tear a small piece off of a sheet.• Be sure to only use once.
FORCEPSFORCEPS
• Used to hold or pick up small items
DISSECTING NEEDLEDISSECTING NEEDLE
• Used in dissection of soft tissue
DISSECTING PROBEDISSECTING PROBE
• Used in dissection of soft tissue.
DISSECTING SCISSORSDISSECTING SCISSORS
• Used to make incisions while dissecting.
SCALPELSCALPEL
• Small but super sharp knife used for surgery in a dissection lab
DISSECTING PINSDISSECTING PINS
• Used to hold back soft tissue during dissection.
STIRRING RODSTIRRING ROD
• Used to stir and assist in pouring liquids
FUNNELFUNNEL
• Used in pouring or filtering, can be glass or plastic
IRON RING CLAMPIRON RING CLAMP
• Iron ring with a clamp that fastens to the ring stand to hold glassware or funnel
RING STANDRING STAND
• Metal rod fixed upright in a heavy metal base, has many uses as a support
INOCULATING WIRE LOOPINOCULATING WIRE LOOP• Used in flame tests; used to spread bacteria
on agar plates; metal
PETRI DISH PETRI DISH (sometimes contains agar)(sometimes contains agar)
• A shallow dish used to grow bacteria
INCUBATORINCUBATOR
• Used to maintain temperature for growth.
SPATULASPATULA
• Used to collect transfer and/or manipulate chemical and biological material
SCOOPULASCOOPULA
• Used to transfer solid chemicals, has a lager capacity then the spatula
THERMOMETERTHERMOMETER
• Helps figure out temperature of certain liquids; usually alcohol inside
MORTAR AND PESTLEMORTAR AND PESTLE
• Used to grind crystals and lumpy chemicals into a powder
BALANCEBALANCE
• Triple beam balance used for measuring mass
HOT PLATEHOT PLATE
• Used to heat liquids.• CAUTION: HOT
WARM WATER BATHWARM WATER BATH
• Used to heat water in preparation of a warm water bath.
SAFTEY GOOGLESSAFTEY GOOGLES
• Must be worn at all times while working in the lab
APRONSAPRONS
• Protects clothing and skin.
THERMAL GLOVESTHERMAL GLOVES
• Used to pick up hot objects
THE ENDTHE END
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