Studied by 20 people
Beaker
USE: As a container, cup
Stirring, Mixing, Pouring, Heating
DESCRIPTION:
Glass
Common Sizes:
100, 250, 400, & 1000 mL
Graduated Cylinder
USE: To measure volume
DESCRIPTION:
Glass
Usually marked with a milliliter (mL) scale
Erlenmeyer flask
USE:
May be heated
DESCRIPTION:
Glass
Common Sizes: 125, 250, 500 ml
ROUND BOTTOM FLASK
USE:
May be heated
DESCRIPTION:
Glass
Common Sizes: 125, 250, 500 ml
TEST TUBE
USE:
Many uses: Can be heated
DESCRIPTION:
Glass
Several Sizes
TEST TUBE RACK
USE:
To hold test tubes upright
DESCRIPTION:
Wood, metal, plastic
TEST TUBE HOLDER
USE:
Used to hold a test tube
DESCRIPTION:
Metal
Clamp with a spring handle
TEST TUBE CLAMP
USE:
To hold test tubes securely on the ring stand
DESCRIPTION:
Metal Clamp with screws, nut, & curved clamp
TEST TUBE BRUSH
USE:
Clean test tubes
DESCRIPTION:
Metal handle
Soft Bristles
METRIC RULER
USE:
To measure length
DESCRIPTION:
Used to measure length
Divided into cm and mm divisions
HOT PLATE
USE:
To heat chemicals in beakers or test tubes
DESCRIPTION:
Electrical heating device
RING STAND and RING
USE:
A support with many uses
DESCRIPTION:
Metal rod upright, heavy base
VOLUMETRIC FLASK
USE:
Used in the preparation of solutions
DESCRIPTION:
Glass
Marked off to liter capacity, with a glass stopper
MORTAR & PESTLE
USE:
To grind chemicals to a powder
DESCRIPTION:
Heavy porcelain
Dish with grinder
WASH BOTTLE
USE:
To dispense distilled water
DESCRIPTION:
Squeezable plastic bottle with angular tip
MICROPIPETTE
USE:
Used in micro experiments to transfer small amounts of liquid
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic
MICROPIPETTE TIPS
USE:
Disposable tips used on a micropipette to draw up specific amounts of a desired liquid
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic
TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
USE:
Used to find the mass in grams of an object
DESCRIPTION:
3 metal bars with riders for 100s, 10s, and 1s measurement
ELECTRONIC BALANCE
USE:
Used to find the mass in grams of an object
DESCRIPTION:
Digital scale, precise to the thousandths of a gram
WEIGH BOAT
USE:
Disposable dish used to place items in order to weigh on a scale
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic
PETRI DISH
USE:
Used to collect specimen or hold agar for growing specimen
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic with lid
CENTRIFUGE
USE:
Used to separate small amounts of material with different densities
DESCRIPTION:
Electric device with multiple holes and varying speeds
INCUBATOR
USE:
Used to keep specimens at constant temperatures over time
DESCRIPTION:
Electric device with a thermometer and knob to adjust temperature
DISPOSABLE PIPPETTE
USE:
Used to dispense small volumes of liquids
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic, disposable, graduated
ELECTROPHORESIS CHAMBER
USE:
Used to separate pieces of DNA based on size using electricity
DESCRIPTION:
Electric device with a positive and negative electrodes and rubber dams with plastic combs
MICROCENTRIFUGE TUBE
USE:
Disposable collection vessel for small volumes
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic. Some have snap or twist on lids
HOT WATER BATH
USE:
Used to gently heat materials at specific temperatures
DESCRIPTION:
Electric device, metal, plastic lid
Polymerase Chain Reaction Machine
USE:
Amplify segments of DNA
DESCRIPTION:
EXPENSIVE electric device, metal, heavy
VORTEX
USE:
Rapidly mix small vials of solutions
DESCRIPTION:
Electric device, metal, rubber mounted piece
DISSECTION KIT
USE:
Used to properly examine specimens
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic case, sharp metal dissecting tools
DISSECTION TRAY
USE:
Used to hold specimens while dissecting
DESCRIPTION:
Aluminum pan with black wax lining
WELL PLATE
USE:
used for small scale biological reactions or for mixing materials (reagents)
DESCRIPTION:
Plastic, multiple testing wells
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