What is a petri dish? How do scientists use them?

1 Answer
Nov 15, 2015

petri dish is small dish of varying sizes and is used to grow various types of cells in them

Explanation:

"A pertidish is a shallow cylindrical glass or plastic lidded dish that biologists use to culture cells – such as bacteria – or small mosses."
-from wikipedia

a peridish is a small dish which is quite shallow and is used to grow various types of cells in them.

check this video which is really interesting shows how you can use petridish and it is a fun experiment to do: