Question

Question 1
a. Name each of the laboratory equipment labelled V to Z. (5 marks)
b. Mention one use of each of the laboratory equipment
identified in question 'a' above. (5 marks)
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Answer 1

Answer:

a. All the laboratory equipment given are very basic equipment used in all the laboratories. Name of each equipment is as follows:

• V refers to the tape measure.
• W refers to dropper.
• X refers to an inoculating loop.
• Y refers to a stopwatch.
• Z refers to the microscope.

b. Use of each laboratory equipment identified is:

• Tape measures (V) is used to measure the length of objects or distance in a laboratory.
• Dropper (W) is used to measure unit of drop required to dispensed as one drop or several drops in any experiment.
• Inoculating loop (X) is used by microbiologists to cultivate microbes on plates and retrieving an inoculum from a culture of microorganisms.
• Stopwatch (Y) is used to measure the time of any  experiment.
• Microscope (Z) is used to magnify an object to look at it in detail.