Lab Safety Quiz - Biology

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always

• wipe your hands with a towel.

• treat your hands with skin lotion.

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

• wipe your hands on your clothes.

If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell

• your best friend in class.

• your lab partner.

• the teacher.

• the principal.

It is okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash can.

• True

• False

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are

• not dangerous.

• okay if you are working alone.

• always against the rules.

• okay.

Before you leave the science room, you should

• wash your hands with soap and water.

• return all equipmernt to the proper storage area.

• clean your work area and equipment.

• all of the above.

The following activity is not permitted while doing laboratory experiments:

• running.

• eating.

• drinking.

• all of the choices.

Always carry a microscope using both hands.

• True

• False

Never remove chemicals, specimens, or other equipment from the laboratory.

• True

• False

After completing an experiment, all chemcial wastes should be

• disposed of according to your teacher's directions.

• left a your lab station for the next class.

• taken home.

• dumped in the sink.

Read all procedures thoroughly before performing a laboratory investigation.

• True

• False