This document provides brief descriptions of common laboratory equipment: 1) A test tube is a small glass tube used to hold samples that is about the size of a finger. 2) A beaker is a cylindrical container with a flat bottom used for mixing, stirring, and heating liquids. It has a small spout for pouring. 3) A Petri dish is a shallow glass lidded dish used by biologists to culture cells or small plants. It was invented by Julius Richard Petri.

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2. Test Tube
A test tube, also
known as a culture
tube or sample tube,
is a common piece
of laboratory
equipment and is
about the size of a
finger

4. A beaker is a simple
container for stirring,
mixing and heating
liquids. Beakers are in
the shape of cylinders
with flat bottoms. Most
also have a small spout
(or "beak") to aid
pouring as shown in the
picture. Beaker

6. A Petri dish (or Petri
plate or cell culture
dish) is a shallow
glass lidded dish
that biologists use to
culture cells or
small moss plants. It
was named after
Petri Dish German
bacteriologist Julius
Richard Petri, who
invented it when
working as an
assistant.

8. Florence flask
A Florence flask (also
known as a boiling flask) is
used as a container to hold
liquids. A Florence flask has
a round bottom with a
single long neck. Its
designed for heating and
ease of swirling. They are
often made of borosilicate
glass to prevent cracks.

10. Pipette
A pipette (also called a pipet,
pipettor or chemical dropper) is a
laboratory tool used to transport a
measured volume of liquid

12. Bunsen burner
A Bunsen burner,
named after Robert
Bunsen, is a common
piece of laboratory
equipment that
produces a single
open gas flame,
which is used for
heating.

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