2) Apparatus

Question 1

Describe a magnifying glass

Answer 1

Piece of apparatus for magnifying small objects

Question 2

Describe a hand lens

Answer 2

Piece of apparatus for magnifying small objects

Question 3

Describe the microscope slide (including precaution)

Answer 3

Glass surface for placing samples to be viewed under the microscope

It’s fragile so needs to be handled with care

Question 4

Describe cover slips (including precaution)

Answer 4

Thin glass pieces that are plced over a sample on a slide to secure the sample

Very fragile. Need to be handled with care. Must be cleaned before use

Question 5

Describe a flask (including precaution)

Answer 5

A glass container with flat or round bottom

Heatingnof solutions or temporary storage. Glass so needs to be handled with care

Question 6

Describe a dish (including use/precaution)

Answer 6

A large glass container

For display of large samples

Question 7

Describe a petri dish (including use/precaution)

Answer 7

Glass or plastic container with lid

For the growth of bacteria or fungi on nutrient medium. Never ooen a petri dish containing a culture

Question 8

Describe a measuring cylinder (including use/precaution)

Answer 8

Cylindrical glass container with graduations along the side

For measuring the volume of solutions

Question 9

Describe a beaker (including use/precaution)

Answer 9

Glass containers of different sizes

For temporary storing of solutions or other biological material

Question 10

Describe a watch glass (including use/precaution)

Answer 10

Small saucer-shaped glass

For placing of samples for observation

Question 11

Describe forceps (including use/precaution)

Answer 11

Tweezers

For holding samples or to hold tissue during disection

Question 12

Describe scissors (including use/precaution)

Answer 12

Scissors with rounded/sharp tips

For cutting tissue during dissection

Question 13

Describe scalpel (including use/precaution)

Answer 13

Two type: fixed blade or removable blade

For cutting tissue. Make sure it is cleaned after use. Very sharp, so great care must be taken

Question 14

Describe a dissecting needle (including use/precaution)

Answer 14

Sharp needle on a holder

For securing samples during dissection. For lowering of cover slips

Question 15

Describe a bunsen burner (including use/precaution)

Answer 15

A burner attached to a gas cylinder

Low flame while lighting. High heat during heating of samples. On low heat while not in use. Must not be allowed to burn unattended

Question 16

Describe retort stand (including use/precaution)

Answer 16

Stand on a metal plate

For the attachment of various buts of apparatus during an experiment. Acts as a holder

Question 17

Describe a tripod (including use/precaution)

Answer 17

Metal stand on legs

Bunses burner is placed below to heat sample placed on top tripod

Question 18

Describe clamps (including use/precaution)

Answer 18

Assorted clamps with screws

For the attachment of apparatus to retort stand

Question 19

Describe filter paper (including use/precaution)

Answer 19

Circular sheets of absorbent paper

Folded to fit into funnel. For filtering

Question 20

Describe a crucible (including use/precaution)

Answer 20

Small ceramic container

For the heating of small samples. Do nit touche when hot

Question 21

Describe a gauze (including use/precaution)

Answer 21

Wire gauze with a ceramic center

Fir placingbon tripod. Even distribution of heat

Question 22

Describe a funnel (including use/precaution)

Answer 22

A glass ir plastic funnel

For pouring solutions from one container into the other without spilling, ir for filtering with the use of filtering paper

Question 23

Describe test tubes (including use/precaution)

Answer 23

Cylindrical glass tubes

For conducting experience

Question 24

Describe a test tube rack

Answer 24

Wooden or plastic rack with holes for holding test tubes

Hold test tubes during an experiment

Question 25

Describe a test tube holder (including use/precaution)

Answer 25

Peg like apparatus with a long arm

Enables you to hold a test tube when hot

Question 26

Describe a mortar and pestle

Answer 26

Ceramy container with an grinder

For grinding up samples

Question 27

How so we see microscopic things?

Answer 27

Using a microscope, LEM (light emitting microscope)

Question 28

Why do we carry microscopes so carefully

Answer 28

They are expensive