Tools of the Trade

Question 1

Apparatus that separates particles based on charge

Answer 1

Gel electrophoresis chamber

Question 2

Glassware used to measure a precise volume of liquid

Answer 2

Graduated cylinder

Question 3

Cover placed on top of a specimen on a glass slide

Answer 3

Cover slip

Question 4

Tray used to organize and test liquids in small compartments

Answer 4

Well plates

Question 5

Disposable tips to prevent contamination of liquids

Answer 5

MIcropipette tips

Question 6

Glassware used to measure approximate volume of liquids

Answer 6

Beaker

Question 7

Covered plates used to cultivate microbes

Answer 7

Petri dish

Question 8

Long wire used for transferring bacteria

Answer 8

Inoculating loop

Question 9

Transfers small approximate volumes (plastic, disposable)

Answer 9

Dropper

Question 10

Viewing transparent objects smaller than the eye can resolve

Answer 10

Compound Light Microscope

Question 11

A waxy/plastic wrap used to cover glassware openings

Answer 11

Parafilm

Question 12

Glass tube used to hold, heat, mix and test liquids and their rack

Answer 12

Test tubes in a rack

Question 13

Paper used to separate based on solubility

Answer 13

Chromotography paper

Question 14

Used for grasping and holding small objects

Answer 14

Forceps

Question 15

Used for heating, sterilization, and combustion

Answer 15

Bunsen burner

Question 16

Makes a spark which ignites the Bunsen Burner

Answer 16

Striker

Question 16

Used to hold a specimen for viewing under the microscope

Answer 16

Glass slide

Question 17

Measures and transfers volume on microliter scale (plastic tip)

Answer 17

micropippette

Question 17

Paper used to test the acidity/alkalinity of a solution

Answer 17

ph paper

Question 18

Glassware used to make and mix (stir) solutions

Answer 18

Flask

Question 19

Electronically measures the mass of an object

Answer 19

Digital scale

Question 20

Separates particles suspended in liquids based on density

Answer 20

Centrifuge