Lab Equipment 2

Question 1

Insulated, metal, bath like containers.

Answer 1

Water baths

Question 2

Why do you have to add bacteriostatic agent when the water is changed?

Answer 2

Warm water environment causes bacterial growth

Question 3

Should the water level be higher or lower than the level of blood in the tube?

Answer 3

HIgher. If the tubes required heating, higher water level avoids burning the heating wires

Question 4

What are you looking out for when using a water bath?

Answer 4

Check the temeperature daily and fill out the chart. also check for hot and cold spots

Question 5

Has a block material that conducts heat.

Answer 5

DRY BATH

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of dry bath?

Answer 6

The heat is not evenly distributed.

Question 7

Protects specimans from infectious diseases at a optimum temp for growth of microorganisms.

Answer 7

Incubators

Question 8

Designed to dispense a specific amount of fluid and accurate

Answer 8

Volumetric Pippette

Question 9

Total capacity mark near the upper end and forsted band around the top.

Answer 9

Graduated Pippette

Question 10

Used for adding small unmeasured quantities of fluid to receptacles.

Answer 10

Pasteur Pippette

Question 11

substance used to produce a chemical reaction or detect another chemical

Answer 11

Reagent