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TOOLS and MEASUREMENT in BIOLOGY Tongs to Hold and Store Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period________ TOOLS AND MEASUREMENT IN BIOLOGY Match each tool (Column 1) with its name (column 2) and its use (column 3). Draw lines Station 1 Tool Name of Tool Use of Tool To hold and store test Tongs tubes in the upright position Holding and Test tube rack transferring hot objects Transferring or filtering Funnel liquids from one container to another Goggles To protect the eyes Test tube To hold a test tube at holder or the Bunsen Burner. Clamp Also used to transfer a hot test tube Station 2 Tool Name of Tool Use of Tool Thermometer Accurately weighs a solid Pipette Measures the temperature Accurately measures Graduated a volume of liquid Cylinder/ Measuring cylinder Triple beam Accurately measures balance/ small volumes of Electronic liquid (0.1 to 20 ml) balance Station 3 Tools Name of Tool Use of Tool Bunsen Burner With a flat bottom and a pouring beak – used to store and carry out experiments in Beaker With a flat bottom and narrow mouth – used to store and carry out experiments. Erlenmeyer Flask To conduct Or Conical flask experiment that require small volumes Hot plate Uses electricity to heat up liquids. Test Tube Uses gas and open flames to heat substances for experimentation Station 4 Tool Name of Tool Use of Tool Observation Name of Tool Use of Tool Forceps Magnify specimens up to 20 times to observe details Cavity slides View tiny specimens by magnifying up to 400 times. Specimens have to be mounted on slides. Slides To hold specimens firmly for transfer Coverslip To mount a specimen for observations under the microscope To cover the specimens Stereomicroscope on the slides before Or viewing under a Dissecting microscope. Microscope Compound To mount live or large Microscope specimens for observations under the microscope Station 5 Microfuge tube To grow cultures of microscopic organics (ex. Bacteria, yeast, fungi) Inoculation loop To observe specimens under the UV light UV light box Observe reaction in small volumes Petri dish Used to transfer microbiological live specimens under sterile conditions. Reaction Experimentation with Chamber very small volumes .
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