Petri Dish
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Key Stage 3
Meaning
A petri dish with a scale stuck on for measuring sizes.
A petri dish is a transparent container used to make observations of living organisms.
About Petri Dishes
- Petri Dishes can be used as a container to grow seedlings.
- Petri Dishes are used to contain tissues for study.
- Petri Dishes are filled with a growth medium in order to grow bacterial colonies for study.
- Petri Dishes are destroyed after being used to grow bacteria to prevent their spread.
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| A petri dish containing a growth medium. | Several colonies of bacteria being grown in a petri dish. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A petri dish is a transparent container used to make observations of living organisms.
About Petri Dishes
- A petri dish is a piece of observational equipment.
- Petri Dishes can be used as a container to grow seedlings.
- Petri Dishes are used to contain tissues for study.
- Petri Dishes are filled with a growth medium in order to grow bacterial colonies for study.
- Petri Dishes are destroyed after being used to grow bacteria to prevent their spread.
Examples
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| A petri dish containing a growth medium. | Several colonies of bacteria being grown in a petri dish. |