AALAS LAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
What is research?
a. A protocol that is approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
b. An investigation into the practices of the facility
c. A systematic investigation to establish facts
d. A program that was developed to help researchers learn new skills - ANS c. A systematic
investigation to establish facts
What is the first step in scientific research?
a. Create a research design
b. Define the question to be investigated
c. Collect data
d. Report the conclusions - ANS b. Define the question to be investigated
Which of the following reviews the animal use protocols of research projects to ensure
compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and institutional policies
on animal welfare?
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) - ANS d. Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC)
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 1
,What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) have the authority to do?
a. Approve animal care and use protocols
b. Deny an investigator permission to begin a research project
c. Stop a previously approved protocol
d. All of the above - ANS d. All of the above
IACUCs are mandated by which of the following?
a. Federal mandate
b. City ordinance
c. State law
d. Institutional policy - ANS a. Federal mandate
Which mandate requires five Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
b. Animal Welfare Regulations
c. Good Laboratory Practice Regulations
d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy - ANS d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
What step must occur before a research study using animals begins?
a. An animal use protocol needs to be submitted to the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC).
b. An animal use protocol must be received by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC).
c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC).
d. An animal use protocol needs to be examined by the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC). - ANS c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 2
,The Animal Welfare Regulations require that protocols for United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA)-covered species may only be approved for how long?
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years - ANS b. 1 year
How often do the Animal Welfare Regulations require the IACUC to monitor the animal care and
use program through reviews of the program and routine inspections of the animal facilities?
a. At least every 3 months
b. At least every 9 months
c. At least every 6 months
d. At least one per each year - ANS c. At least every 6 months
What is the name of the program that helps to ensure that IACUC-approved procedures are
being followed?
a. Postapproval monitoring program
b. Procedure approval monitoring program
c. Protocol approval monitoring program
d. Preapproval monitoring program - ANS a. Postapproval monitoring program
How many years does a typical grant provide money for funding of a research project?
a. 1-2
b. 3-5
c. 6-8
d. 10 - ANS b. 3-5
What is a grant application?
a. Paperwork used to request more animals in a study
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 3
, b. Paperwork used to request the hiring of more staff
c. Paperwork used to request approval of a protocol
d. Paperwork used to request research money - ANS d. Paperwork used to request research
money
How many Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members are required by the
Animal Welfare Regulations (enforced by the United States Agricultural Department)?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5 - ANS b. 3
How much of the tail may be snipped with performing a tail transection?
a. 1-2 mm
b. 1-2 inches
c. 2-3 mm
d. 2-3 inches - ANS a. 1-2 mm
Before a new drug is tested on human subjects, the drug is tested on animals in a phase that is
called __________ testing.
a. clinical
b. preclinical
c. experimental
d. in vitro - ANS b. preclinical
What information is NOT provided in a grant application?
a. Any preliminary data and results that are available
b. Thorough review of relevant literature
c. Detailed description of the research goals
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 4
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
What is research?
a. A protocol that is approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
b. An investigation into the practices of the facility
c. A systematic investigation to establish facts
d. A program that was developed to help researchers learn new skills - ANS c. A systematic
investigation to establish facts
What is the first step in scientific research?
a. Create a research design
b. Define the question to be investigated
c. Collect data
d. Report the conclusions - ANS b. Define the question to be investigated
Which of the following reviews the animal use protocols of research projects to ensure
compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and institutional policies
on animal welfare?
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) - ANS d. Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC)
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 1
,What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) have the authority to do?
a. Approve animal care and use protocols
b. Deny an investigator permission to begin a research project
c. Stop a previously approved protocol
d. All of the above - ANS d. All of the above
IACUCs are mandated by which of the following?
a. Federal mandate
b. City ordinance
c. State law
d. Institutional policy - ANS a. Federal mandate
Which mandate requires five Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
b. Animal Welfare Regulations
c. Good Laboratory Practice Regulations
d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy - ANS d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
What step must occur before a research study using animals begins?
a. An animal use protocol needs to be submitted to the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC).
b. An animal use protocol must be received by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC).
c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC).
d. An animal use protocol needs to be examined by the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC). - ANS c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 2
,The Animal Welfare Regulations require that protocols for United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA)-covered species may only be approved for how long?
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years - ANS b. 1 year
How often do the Animal Welfare Regulations require the IACUC to monitor the animal care and
use program through reviews of the program and routine inspections of the animal facilities?
a. At least every 3 months
b. At least every 9 months
c. At least every 6 months
d. At least one per each year - ANS c. At least every 6 months
What is the name of the program that helps to ensure that IACUC-approved procedures are
being followed?
a. Postapproval monitoring program
b. Procedure approval monitoring program
c. Protocol approval monitoring program
d. Preapproval monitoring program - ANS a. Postapproval monitoring program
How many years does a typical grant provide money for funding of a research project?
a. 1-2
b. 3-5
c. 6-8
d. 10 - ANS b. 3-5
What is a grant application?
a. Paperwork used to request more animals in a study
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 3
, b. Paperwork used to request the hiring of more staff
c. Paperwork used to request approval of a protocol
d. Paperwork used to request research money - ANS d. Paperwork used to request research
money
How many Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members are required by the
Animal Welfare Regulations (enforced by the United States Agricultural Department)?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5 - ANS b. 3
How much of the tail may be snipped with performing a tail transection?
a. 1-2 mm
b. 1-2 inches
c. 2-3 mm
d. 2-3 inches - ANS a. 1-2 mm
Before a new drug is tested on human subjects, the drug is tested on animals in a phase that is
called __________ testing.
a. clinical
b. preclinical
c. experimental
d. in vitro - ANS b. preclinical
What information is NOT provided in a grant application?
a. Any preliminary data and results that are available
b. Thorough review of relevant literature
c. Detailed description of the research goals
2026 STUDY MATERIAL @COPYRIGHT RESERVED 4
