BIOLOGY G8

Direction: Write a check(/) if the statement is a good safety rule in the laboratory and cross (X) if it is not.

1. Use protective equipment such as gloves, goggles and aprons.

2. Use plastic containers for hot materials even if these are not heat resistant.

3. When heating liquid substances in a test tube, hold it in a slanting position, away from your body and
everyone in the laboratory room.

4. Taste substances in the laboratory room even if you are NOT told to do so.

5. Be extra careful when working with open flames.

6. Report any untoward incident to the teacher, no matter how small.

7. When removing an electrical plug from its socket, grasp the electrical cord.

8. In diluting an acid ALWAYS ADD ACID SLOWLY TO WATER.

9. Always bring your food and drinks in the laboratory.

10. When inside the laboratory, NEVER start an experiment unless you are told to do so.

Direction: Identify the following symbol.

Direction: Name each piece of equipment that would be useful for each of the following tasks.

1. Holding 100mL of water_____________

2. Measuring 100 mL of liquid _________________

3. Measuring exactly 43mL of an acid_____________

4. Maxx is being ask by his teacher to mix 100g of salt and 100mL of water (H2O). What are the equipment he
need to prepare?

5. Anna need to heat potassium nitrate for 2 mins. and observe the result, what are the equipment needed?

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

a. ocular (lens) eyepiece b. arm c. body tube d. Low power (scanner) objective lens
e. revolving nosepiece f. intermediate objective lens g. base h. stage
i. clip j. fine adjustment k. high power objective lens l. course adjustment
m. light source n. diaphragm

______1. the lens of the microscope that you look through

______2.the large knob on the microscope that you turn to bring the object into focus

______3.the small knob on the microscope that brings the image into focus

______4.the part of the microscope supporting the body tube

______5.the part that holds the eyepiece and the objective lenses.
______6.the part at the bottom of the body tube that holds the objective lenses and allows them to be turned

______7.the lens that magnifies the object the greatest amount. (usually 40x)

______8.the lens that magnifies the object the least amount (usually used to find the object; magnifies only 3x
or 4x)

______9.the lens that usually magnifies the object more than the scanner lens

______10.the lamp (or mirror) under the stage that sends light through the object being viewed.

______11.the bottom part that supports the rest of the microscope

______12.the flat part below the objectives lens where the slide is placed, while the hole in the stage that
allow the light to reach the specimen is called aperture

______13.the part that holds the slide in place so it doesn’t move

______14. the part that controls the amount of light entering the field of view