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A '''petri dish''' is a [[transparent]] container used to make [[observation]]s of living [[organism]]s. | A '''petri dish''' is a [[transparent]] container used to make [[observation]]s of living [[organism]]s. | ||
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Several colonies of [[bacteria]] being grown in a '''petri dish'''. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Several colonies of [[bacteria]] being grown in a '''petri dish'''. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Petri dishes, page 17, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:02, 10 November 2019
Contents
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.
Examples
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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. |