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Eye protection |
Safety goggles, safety glasses or face shield |
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Lab coat |
Protects body and clothing from spills, and keeps a sterile environment |
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Gloves |
skin protection, keeps aseptic conditions |
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Microsoft Word |
used to prepare scientific reports |
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Fire extinguisher |
should be easily accessible and rated for chemical and liquid fires |
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Powerpoint or Keynote |
Easy display of text, graphics, charts, and video |
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Spreadsheet or Database |
easy input of large amounts of quantitative and qualitative data |
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When culturing bacteria, an incubator: |
should be closed and the plates sealed tightly |
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Water bath |
used to thaw semen straws, should be used at 99 degrees F for 45 seconds |
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Graduated cylinder |
measures the volume of liquids |
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Meniscus |
Lowest part of the curve on a graduated cylinder |
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Shaker |
used to mix or agitate small volumes of solution |
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Hot plate |
Applies direct heat to glasswarecontaining laboratory solutions |
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Uses water to heat or maintain a constanttemperature of laboratory materials or equipment |
Water bath |
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Incubator |
Sealed chamber with controls to managetemperature, used to culture microorganisms |
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The most common and versatile microscope inagricultural research labs is the: |
Compound Light |
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Micropipette |
Instrument used to measure and extractvery small amounts of liquid from a solution |
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Autoclave |
uses high levels of heat andpressure to sterilize instruments and materials, or destroy harmfulorganisms/pathogens. |
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Centrifuge |
Instrument used to isolate solids from a solution |
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When mixing chemicals: |
Always pour concentrated acids INTO chemicals |
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MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) |
information necessary for storage,handling and disposal of a chemical or solution |
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When handling chemicals: |
Only use chemicals that are properlylabeled, with current MSDS |
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Fume hood |
Equipment that removes noxious fumesproduced by chemical solutions from the laboratory |
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Eye wash/shower |
use in case of an emergency in the lab, rinse for minutes |
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Flammables and acids should be kept in: |
Materials storage cabinets |
