Lab Equipment Names and Functions

What piece of equipment dispenses liquids in measured drops?

• pipette
• dropper
• beaker
• flask

What piece of equipment is used for stirring, mixing, heating and rough measurements of liquids?

• beaker
• flask
• dropper
• mortar and pestle

What piece of equipment is used to hold test tubes upright?

• test tube rack
• forceps
• ring clamp
• petri dish

What piece of equipment is used to transfer substances into a container with small openings?

• Erlenmeyer flask
• tongs
• beaker
• funnel

What piece of equipment is used to measure precise quantities of liquids?

• dropper
• mortar and pestle
• graduated cylinder
• wash bottle

What piece of equipment is used to magnify objects too small to be seen with the unaided eye?

• hand lens
• spring scale
• microscope
• triple beam balance

What piece of equipment is used to grow bacteria?

• microscope
• graduated cylinder
• petri dish
• wash bottle

What piece of equipment is used to measure temperature?

• spring scale
• thermometer
• triple beam balance
• pipette

What piece of equipment is used for protecting eyes?

• lab apron
• thermometer
• test tube rack
• safety goggles

What piece of equipment is used to hold test tubes upright?

• test tube rack
• tongs
• ring clamp
• forceps