Lab equipment for 7th grade Life Science Answer Key

Equipment Image Equipment Name Equipment Purpose

Measures the volume (liter) of a liquid.
You should always measure the meniscus.
Graduated Cylinder Place on a level surface to get an accurate
reading.

Used for transferring or measuring small

volumes of liquid.
Pipette Measures small volumes.

Used for the culture of microorganisms and

Petri Dish grow various types of cells.
Also called a “culture plate”.

Uses two sets lens to magnify an object that

can not be seen by human eyes and produce
Compound Light images that we can see.
Microscope

Used to hold, mix, and heat chemicals in

experiments.
Test Tube and rack
 Measures the mass (grams) very precisely.
Triple Beam Balance Can be used to find the mass of objects,
liquid, and measure out substances.

Thin, flat piece of glass used to hold objects

Slides for examination under a microscope.

Used to measure liquid volumes (liter).

Comes in a variety of sizes but all have a
Beakers flat bottom and a small beak or spout to aid
in pouring liquids.

A flask with a flat bottom with a tapered

neck.
Erlenmeyer Flask Used for pouring solutions.
Can be used to measure liquid volume (liter).

Used to protect clothing from stains or

burns.
Apron

Used to protect eyes from harmful liquids,

Goggles fumes, sharp objects, etc.
Metric Ruler Used to measure the length (meter) of an
item.
[A small metric ruler measures centimeters
and millimeters]