ALAT Unit 3 Exam
Which dealers may breed some animals but also purchase random source animals and
resell them?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Independent
D. Level One - answerB. Class B
How can a technician tell if the animals received are the ones ordered?
A. Compare the shipping invoice to the purchase order
B. Compare the shipping invoice to the container label
C. Compare the shipping invoice to the types and numbers of animals - received
D. Compare the animal procurement form to the study protocol - answerA. Compare the
shipping invoice to the purchase order
What is alopecia?
A. Matted fur
B. Hair loss
C. Stress
D. Malnourishment - answerB. Hair loss
Animals in the facility caging are most commonly identified with the use of:
A. Collars
B. Name tags
C. Dyed fur
D. Cage cards - answerD. Cage cards
New animals are often kept for a period of time in an isolated area most commonly
known as the:
A. Quarantine room
B. Separation room
C. Lock-down room
D. Infirmary - answerA. Quarantine room
What document states that the newly received animals should be given time for
physical, psychological, and dietary adjustment before in a study?
, A. The "Guide"
B. US Government
C. PHS Policy
D. AVMA Guidelines - answerA. The "Guide"
The period of time needed for acclimation and conditioning on nonhuman primates is at
least:
A. 72 hours
B. 7 days
C. 14 days
D. 28 days - answerC. 14 days
Which member of the research team is generally the person who determines the length
of the quarantine period?
A. Principle investigator
B. Facility veterinarian
C. Research technician
D. Commercial animal supplier - answerB. Facility veterinarian
Quarantine rooms are kept under negative pressure so that _______ when the door is
open.
A. outside noises from the hallway and other animal rooms cannot - be heard.
B. the quarantine animals are not exposed to pathogens
C. the carefully controlled room temperature doesn't change
D. Pathogens cannot be carried out of the room on dust particles - answerD. Pathogens
cannot be carried out of the room on dust particles
The period of time given to adjust to new surroundings is known as the _____ period.
A. acclimation
B. rest
C. orientation
D. preparation - answerA. acclimation
Why should husbandry tasks in quarantine rooms be done at the end of a shift?
A. It takes less time because these animals are not receiving study - treatment
B. This will avoid spreading pathogens to other animals
C. This will avoid spreading pathogens to the newly quarantined - animals
D. It takes less time because each cage does not have to be - observed - answerB. This
will avoid spreading pathogens to other animals
Germ-free animals are also known as:
Which dealers may breed some animals but also purchase random source animals and
resell them?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Independent
D. Level One - answerB. Class B
How can a technician tell if the animals received are the ones ordered?
A. Compare the shipping invoice to the purchase order
B. Compare the shipping invoice to the container label
C. Compare the shipping invoice to the types and numbers of animals - received
D. Compare the animal procurement form to the study protocol - answerA. Compare the
shipping invoice to the purchase order
What is alopecia?
A. Matted fur
B. Hair loss
C. Stress
D. Malnourishment - answerB. Hair loss
Animals in the facility caging are most commonly identified with the use of:
A. Collars
B. Name tags
C. Dyed fur
D. Cage cards - answerD. Cage cards
New animals are often kept for a period of time in an isolated area most commonly
known as the:
A. Quarantine room
B. Separation room
C. Lock-down room
D. Infirmary - answerA. Quarantine room
What document states that the newly received animals should be given time for
physical, psychological, and dietary adjustment before in a study?
, A. The "Guide"
B. US Government
C. PHS Policy
D. AVMA Guidelines - answerA. The "Guide"
The period of time needed for acclimation and conditioning on nonhuman primates is at
least:
A. 72 hours
B. 7 days
C. 14 days
D. 28 days - answerC. 14 days
Which member of the research team is generally the person who determines the length
of the quarantine period?
A. Principle investigator
B. Facility veterinarian
C. Research technician
D. Commercial animal supplier - answerB. Facility veterinarian
Quarantine rooms are kept under negative pressure so that _______ when the door is
open.
A. outside noises from the hallway and other animal rooms cannot - be heard.
B. the quarantine animals are not exposed to pathogens
C. the carefully controlled room temperature doesn't change
D. Pathogens cannot be carried out of the room on dust particles - answerD. Pathogens
cannot be carried out of the room on dust particles
The period of time given to adjust to new surroundings is known as the _____ period.
A. acclimation
B. rest
C. orientation
D. preparation - answerA. acclimation
Why should husbandry tasks in quarantine rooms be done at the end of a shift?
A. It takes less time because these animals are not receiving study - treatment
B. This will avoid spreading pathogens to other animals
C. This will avoid spreading pathogens to the newly quarantined - animals
D. It takes less time because each cage does not have to be - observed - answerB. This
will avoid spreading pathogens to other animals
Germ-free animals are also known as:
