Name:__________________________ Date:_________________

Year/Block:_______________

Activity 1
BASIC LABORATORY MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT IN BIOLOGY

1. Draw the following materials and equipment in Biology Laboratory and state their respective
functions-
a. Applicator stick
b. Beaker
c. Capillary tube
d. Plain Test tube
e. Test tube brush
f. Conical centrifuge tube with graduation
g. Cover glass
h. Cover slip
i. Dissecting Set
j. Dissecting Pan with Paraffin
k. Erlenmeyer Flask
l. Filter paper
m. Forceps
n. Bunsen Burner
o. Tripod
p. Inoculating loop
q. Desiccator
r. Amber bottles
s. Laboratory film (parafilm, nescofilm)
t. Wash bottle
u. Lancet
i. Blade
ii. Needle
v. Microscope slide
i. Clear glass round edge
ii. Frosted edge
w. Pipette
x. Balance
a. Analytical Balance
b. Triple Beam Balance
c. Electronic Balance, Tabletop
y. Centrifuge, tabletop
z. Petri Dish with cover centrifuge
Name:__________________________ Date:_________________

Year/Block:_______________

Activity 2
THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

1. Draw a compound microscope, identify the following parts and give their
respective functions-
a. Aperture iris diaphragm ring
b. Binocular observation tube
c. Coarse adjustment knob
d. Condenser
e. Diopter adjustment ring
f. Eyepiece
g. Fine adjustment knob
h. Frame
i. Light intensity adjustment knob
j. Frame
k. Main switch
l. Objective
i. Scanner
ii. Low power
iii. High power
iv. Oil immersion
m. Mechanical stage
n. Stage clip
o. Revolving nosepiece
p. Base
q. Arm
r. Stage control
2. Give the total magnification of the following and state how they were
derived-
a. Scanner
b. Low power objective
c. High power objective
d. Oil immersion objective