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

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