answersLogoWhite

0

A Petri dish is a shallow glass or plastic cylindrical dish that biologists use to culture cells, which can be bacteria, animal, plant, or fungus.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the uses petri dish?

- to contain culture cells - to contain reagents


What are the uses of petri dishes?

is a shallow cylindrical glass or plastic lidded dish that biologists use to culture cells - such as bacteria - or small mosses.


What uses of petri dish?

A petri dish is a type of glass or plastic shallow round dish with a close fitting lid which is a vital tool in scientific laboratories. The uses for the petri dish are varied, but it is most well known for holding a culture medium upon which cells, bacteria, and viruses can be grown and studied. Most major scientific breakthroughs have been greatly assisted by the use of petri dishes whether they involve the structure of a virus or the ability to clone meat.


What is a two-piece glass or plastic dish used for growing bacteria or mold?

It is called a petri dish or culture dish, and it is used in microbiology to culture and observe the growth of bacteria, mold, or other microorganisms.


How do you use an petri dish?

a petri dish is used to study small things


A shallow glass container used to prepare cultures in science lab?

beakercould be a petri dish


Who is Petri?

A Petri dish is a small, clear plastic dish that is used in science and experiments.


What is a dish used to grow microbes?

This is called a petri dish named after a German bacteriologist, Julius Petri.


What is Julius Richard Petri known for?

Julius Richard Petri is known for being the inventor of the petri dish. In early bacteria studies, cultures were kept in lidless dishes and as a result they often became contaminated. Julius Richard Petri invented a dish with a lid that reduced the risk of contamination and this has become known as the petri dish.


What is a shallow dish used to culture micoorgansisms?

It's called a Petri dish, name after German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri.


Why are inverted plates during incubation?

Because during incubation moisture will form at the top of the petri dish. Inverting the dish prevents it from dropping into whatever you have in the petri dish.


What are the different types of mold that can be found in a petri dish?

Common types of mold that can be found in a petri dish include Penicillium, Aspergillus, Rhizopus, and Cladosporium.