Life science¹ : Equipment and Apparatus

• Balance


  Used to determine the mass of an object
• Beaker


  Used to hold, pour or measure volumes of liquid
• Bunsen burner


  Used to heat materials in the laboratory
• Measuring cylinder


  Used to measure out small volumes of liquids
• Test tubes


  Used to hold, mix or heat small amounts of substances
• Thermometer


  Used to measure temperature
• Dissecting needle


  Used to manipulate soft tissue such as membranes and valves
• Dissecting scissors


  Used to cut through tissue
• Dissecting tray


  Used to hold a specimen during a dissection
• Forceps


  Used to lift and hold tissues
• Probe


  Used to manipulate tissue without damaging material
• Scalpel


  Used to cut through tissue
• General laboratory equipment


  • Balance
  • Beaker
  • Bunsen burner
  • Measuring cylinder
  • Test tubes
  • Thermometer
• Dissection equipment


  • Dissecting needle
  • Dissecting scissors
  • Dissecting tray
  • Forceps
  • Probe
  • Scalpel
• Element


  Pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom
• Molecules


  Fundamental units of a compound; consist of a group of atoms which are held together in fixed proportions by chemical bonds
• Organelles


  Tiny bodies found in the cytoplasm of a cell
• Cells


  Fundamental units of living organisms
• Compounds


  Substances containing two or more elements joined together in a fixed ratio