LAT TRAINING MANUAL: UNIT 1
REVIEW EXAM (LAT 01-04). EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Suggested strategies - ANS We suggest that you time yourself when you take the review
exam.
Remember that you will have 2-1/2 hours to complete the 155 questions on the actual LAT
certification exam. If you need to work on your speed in taking an exam, use the LAT review
exams to help you develop this skill.
You can retake this review exam (or any other review exam) as often as you need to. Each time
you do, there will be different questions, and questions and answer choices will appear in a
different order. The computer randomly selects questions from a large pool of questions so that
each exam is unique.
On average, you should answer about 1 question per minute in order to complete the
examination within the time limit.
Whistleblower protections are required by which regulation or guidelines? - ANS Animal
Welfare Regulations
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Animals from Class A dealers are known as: - ANS Purpose-bred
The NIH is the primary funding agency for what type of research? - ANS Biomedical research
Which of the following is one of the 3Rs?
-Responsibility
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,-Reduction
-Resolve
-Resolution - ANS Reduction
AAALAC International accreditation is mandatory to ensure standards of animal care are met.
T/F - ANS False. It is a voluntary process of self-evaluation and peer review.
Euthanasia methods should result in a rapid loss of consciousness followed by cardiac or
respiratory arrest and death. - ANS True
In the context of biosafety, biosecurity means the protection of what? - ANS Microbial agents
from loss, theft, diversion, or intentional misuse
The ethical issues raised by an animal protocol should be discussed by the IACUC T/F -
ANS True
The essential elements of compliance are knowing and following the rules. T/F - ANS True
Who should you inform of your concern for how an animal is being treated if you have not
received a satisfactory response from your supervisor, the researcher, or veterinary personnel? -
ANS IACUC
If a GLP study is stopped, the data may be discarded. - ANS False. All the data that has been
collected must be archived.
A research institution is required to confer full authority to the attending veterinarian to ensure
appropriate veterinary care. T/F - ANS True
When a scientist completes a study, typically the results are published in a scientific journal. T/F
- ANS True
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, The continual review of ongoing animal studies by the IACUC is required by both the Animal
Welfare Regulations and PHS Policy. T/F - ANS True
Permits may be necessary from which of the following agencies to import or ship animals for
research, depending on the animals' species and their health status?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US Fish and Wildlife
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
None of the Above
All of the Above - ANS All of the Above
What is the purpose of the "whistleblower" policy required by the Guide and the AWR? -
ANS To protect personnel from discrimination or reprisal from reporting animal welfare
concerns.
Which term refers to assigning less complicated tasks to others in order to allow supervisors
more time to get other work completed?
Allotment
Entrustment
Delegation
Allocation - ANS Delegation
Which federal entities enforce Good Laboratory Practice regulations? - ANS Environmental
Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
How many categories are there in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain
descriptions? - ANS 4
Which statement is TRUE regarding a personnel training program in animal care and use?
-All personnel should complete the same training program before starting their jobs.
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REVIEW EXAM (LAT 01-04). EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Suggested strategies - ANS We suggest that you time yourself when you take the review
exam.
Remember that you will have 2-1/2 hours to complete the 155 questions on the actual LAT
certification exam. If you need to work on your speed in taking an exam, use the LAT review
exams to help you develop this skill.
You can retake this review exam (or any other review exam) as often as you need to. Each time
you do, there will be different questions, and questions and answer choices will appear in a
different order. The computer randomly selects questions from a large pool of questions so that
each exam is unique.
On average, you should answer about 1 question per minute in order to complete the
examination within the time limit.
Whistleblower protections are required by which regulation or guidelines? - ANS Animal
Welfare Regulations
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Animals from Class A dealers are known as: - ANS Purpose-bred
The NIH is the primary funding agency for what type of research? - ANS Biomedical research
Which of the following is one of the 3Rs?
-Responsibility
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,-Reduction
-Resolve
-Resolution - ANS Reduction
AAALAC International accreditation is mandatory to ensure standards of animal care are met.
T/F - ANS False. It is a voluntary process of self-evaluation and peer review.
Euthanasia methods should result in a rapid loss of consciousness followed by cardiac or
respiratory arrest and death. - ANS True
In the context of biosafety, biosecurity means the protection of what? - ANS Microbial agents
from loss, theft, diversion, or intentional misuse
The ethical issues raised by an animal protocol should be discussed by the IACUC T/F -
ANS True
The essential elements of compliance are knowing and following the rules. T/F - ANS True
Who should you inform of your concern for how an animal is being treated if you have not
received a satisfactory response from your supervisor, the researcher, or veterinary personnel? -
ANS IACUC
If a GLP study is stopped, the data may be discarded. - ANS False. All the data that has been
collected must be archived.
A research institution is required to confer full authority to the attending veterinarian to ensure
appropriate veterinary care. T/F - ANS True
When a scientist completes a study, typically the results are published in a scientific journal. T/F
- ANS True
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, The continual review of ongoing animal studies by the IACUC is required by both the Animal
Welfare Regulations and PHS Policy. T/F - ANS True
Permits may be necessary from which of the following agencies to import or ship animals for
research, depending on the animals' species and their health status?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US Fish and Wildlife
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
None of the Above
All of the Above - ANS All of the Above
What is the purpose of the "whistleblower" policy required by the Guide and the AWR? -
ANS To protect personnel from discrimination or reprisal from reporting animal welfare
concerns.
Which term refers to assigning less complicated tasks to others in order to allow supervisors
more time to get other work completed?
Allotment
Entrustment
Delegation
Allocation - ANS Delegation
Which federal entities enforce Good Laboratory Practice regulations? - ANS Environmental
Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
How many categories are there in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain
descriptions? - ANS 4
Which statement is TRUE regarding a personnel training program in animal care and use?
-All personnel should complete the same training program before starting their jobs.
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