Paper 2 · November 2023 · Health and Disease
Name the piece of laboratory equipment used to smother a small fire by cutting off its oxygen supply.
Model answer
fire blanket
Explanation
A fire blanket is thrown or wrapped over a small fire (or a person whose clothing has caught fire) to cut off its oxygen supply, which stops combustion without the mess or force of an extinguisher.
Derived from ZIMSEC Biology 4025/2, November 2023, Q1(a)(i)