LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE

LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN)

CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS(100%

VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE

l. What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States

conducts and supports biomedical research?

a. National Science Foundation ( NSF)

b. National Institutes of Health (NI H)

c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANSWER- b. National Institutes of

Health (NIH); p 11

2.What is an animal use protocol?

a. A deta iled explanation of a research project involving animals

b.The standard operating procedure for animal husbandry

c.A request for money to finance animals used in a research project

d. A description of all animals used in a facility over a 1 year period - ANSWERa. A detailed explanation of a research project involving animals; p 12-1 3

3.What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) do?

a. Review animal use protocols

b. Conduct inspections of animal facilities and reviews institutional animal use

programs at least every 6 months

c. Serve as an information and resource liaison on animal welfare and research

concerns

d. All of the above - ANSWER- d. All of the above; p 12

4.What is the purpose of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee's

(IACUC's) protocol review?

a. To ensure animal welfare and regulatory compliance

b. To ascertain whether the protocol remains within budgetary guidelines

c. To provide a mechanism for publishing the study results

d. To assure that AAALAC accreditation is maintained - ANSWER- a. To ensure

animal welfare and regulatory compliance; p 12

5.Which statement regarding the post approval monitoring (PAM) program is

TRUE?

a. A post approval monitoring program is mandated by law.

b. A post approval monitoring program is typically under the control of the

attending veterinarian.

c. A post approval monitoring program helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care

and Use Committee (IACUC)-approved procedures are being followed.

d. The staff of the post approval monitoring program decides what punitive actions

are required if deficiencies are noted. - ANSWER- c. A post approval monitoring

program helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use

Committee (lACUC)-approved procedures are being followed; p 13

6.A systematic investigation to establish facts is the definition of what term?

a. Hypothesis

b. Protocol

c. Data

d. Research - ANSWER- d. Research; p 10

7. What is the correct name for the acronym IACUC?

a.Informational Animal Care and Use Committee b.Institutional Animal Care and

Use Council

cInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee

d.Institutional Annual Costs and Use Committee - ANSWER- c. Institutional

Animal Care and Use Committee; p 12

8. What is the name of the paperwork necessary to request research money?

a. Grant application

b. Animal use protocol

c.Request for approval

d.Principal investigator submission - ANSWER- a. Grant application; p 10

9.What documentation is required before an investigator can begin a study using

animals?

a. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of

LaboratoryAnimalCare(AAALAC)accreditation

b.Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval of the animal

use protocol

c. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification

d.All of the above - ANSWER- b. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

(lACUC) approval of the animal use protocol; p 12

10. Which feature must be provided for nonhuman primates as required by the

Animal Welfare Act(AWA)?

a. An exercise program

b. Psychological enrichment

c. Access to an outdoor area

d. Structures for climbing - ANSWER- b. Psychological enrichment; p 15

11.What document must an institution have before the Public Health Service

(PHS) will award a grant or contract that involves the use of animals?

a.An approved Animal Welfare Assurance

b. A quality assurance unit

c. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for every routine activity.

D A health certificate from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) -

ANSWER- a. An approved Animal Welfare Assurance; p 17

12.What must an institution housing United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA)-covered animals do annually as required by the Animal Welfare

Regulations (AWR)?

a. Submit a report

b. Obtain a license

c. Report the average daily animal census

d. Submit health records for all housed animals - ANSWER- 12. a. Subm i t a

report; p 16

13. According to the Guide, how often must the IACUC cond uct the facility

inspections and program review?

a. At least every 6 months

b. At least once per year

c. At least every 2 years

d. At least every 3 years - ANSWER- 13. b. At least once per year; p 18

14. 'Which animal is covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)?

a. Guinea pigs

b. Poultry

c. Birds

d. Horses not used for research - ANSWER- 14. a. Guinea pig; p 15

15.Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations are most likely to be mandated for

which type of study?

a. Food, drug, or environmental safety

b. Cancer

c. Genetic engineering

d. Behavioral - ANSWER- 15. a. Food, drug, or environ mental safety; p 24

16. What is an Animal Welfare Assurance?

a. A protocol outlining how animals will be used in an experiment

b. The law that mandates the United States Department of Agriculture to inspect

animal facilities

c. The mission statement for the Public Health Service

d. An agreement from a research institution outlining how it complies with the

Public Health Service Policy - ANSWER- 16. d. An agreement from a research

institution outlining how it complies with the Public Health

Service Policy; p 17

17. Which word is used in the Guide to describe aspects of an animal care program

that are essential or imperative to the proper humane care and use of laboratory

animals?

a. Should

b. Could

c. Optional

d. Must - ANSWER- 17. d. Must; p 19

18. How often d oes the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of

Laboratory Animal Care(AAALAC) perform site visits of accredited institutions?

a. Once a year

b. Every 2 years

c. Every 3 years

d. Every 5 years - ANSWER- 18. c. 3 yea rs; p 27

19. What must a facility create and follow as required by Good Laboratory Practice

(GLP) Regulations?

a. Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

b. Occupational health and safety program

c. Disaster preparedness plan

d. A mission statement - ANSWER- 19. a. Standard operating proced ures (SOPs);

p 25

20. Who is responsible for monitoring a study and ensuring compliance with Good

Laboratory Practices (GLPs)?

a. Primary investigator (PI)

b. Institutional official (10)

c. Quality assurance unit (QAU)