Biology Safety Quiz

BIOLOGY SAFETY QUIZ

Name ______Date ______Period _____

Circle correct answer. To pass you should answer ALL questions correctly.

1. You should prepare for each lab activity by reading all instructions a. after school b. while you are working c. next week d. before coming to class 2. The best shoes for lab days are: a. open-toed b. sandals c. Stilletto high-heels d. closed-toes 3. When using hazardous liquids, solids or gases in lab, you must wear: a. approved safety goggles b. prescription eyeglasses c.sunglasses d.3-D movie glasses 4. To avoid contamination of objects or food later at lunch,______before leaving the bio lab. a.spray hands with acetone c.wipe hands with paper towels b.wash hands with soap and water d.heat hands over burner flame to kill germs 5. Broken glassware like a broken or cracked test tube should be: a. put in a special cardboard container c. stuffed in a lab cabinet b. any trash can d. special metal container for HAZ.MAT. company to dispose of 6. Report any accident, spill, breakage or injury to: a. instructor immediately c. nurse immediately b. principal immediately d. our lab aid immediately 7. When using scalpels or sharp scissors, carry them: a.with tips pointing down and away c. high in the air so all can see them b.with tips pointing up and toward you d .wrapped in parafilm 8. If glassware breaks, use ______to pick it up. a.your fingers b.broom, dustpan or tongs c.toothbrush d.gloved hands 9. Helping to clean up the laboratory is the job of: a. new students b. old students c. all students d. the custodians 10 Long hair in the laboratory must be . A. cut short. B. held away from the experiment with one hand. C. always neatly groomed. D. tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hairpins, or other confining device