ALAT MOCK EXAM 2026 PRACTICE TEST
PAPER LAB ANIMAL HANDLING AND WELFARE
REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into
estrus within ______ hours after giving birth. Answer: 24
◉ A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. Answer:
Hob; jill
◉ Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing
genetic material from one animal into the fertilized egg of a different
animal. When the offspring are born they are called ____. Answer:
Transgenics
◉ Eating feces is termed _____. Answer: Coprophagy
◉ When an is mostly active at night they are said to be _____. Answer:
Nocturnal
◉ The common laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus, was developed
from the wild brown ______ rat. Answer: Norway
,◉ The reddish material found in the tears and saliva of rats is called
_____. Answer: Porphyrin
◉ The hooded rat is also known as a _______ rat. Answer: Long-Evans
◉ The golden hamster is also known as the _____ hamster. Answer:
Syrian
◉ The most unusual feature of the hamster, which makes it a
popular model for research is their ___. Answer: Cheek pouch
◉ Hamsters urine is normally _____ in color. Answer: Whitish
◉ If an animal is born blind and helpless, it is considered to be
_______. Answer: altricial
◉ The most common outbred guinea pig used in research is the
______. Answer: Dunkin-Hartley
◉ The normal gestation period for the cat is ___ months(s). Answer:
Two
◉ A female guinea pig is called a _____. Answer: Sow
, ◉ Guinea pigs cannot syuthesize vitamin ____. Answer: C
◉ The unique reproductive trait among gerbils is that they _______.
Answer: Mate for life
◉ An unusual behavior noticed in approximately 20% of gerbils is
spontaneous _____. Answer: Seizures
◉ Gerbils have relatively little odor compared to other rodents
because ______. Answer: they produce very small amounts of urine
◉ Paturation in rabbits is called ______. Answer: kindling
◉ A female rabbit does not release eggs from her ovaries unit after
mating has occurred, This process is called ______ ovulation. Answer:
Induced
◉ The normal gestation period for the dog is _____ month(s). Answer:
Two
◉ The primary reason a rabiit ingests night feces is to _____. Answer:
recover B vitamins, proteins and water
PAPER LAB ANIMAL HANDLING AND WELFARE
REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into
estrus within ______ hours after giving birth. Answer: 24
◉ A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. Answer:
Hob; jill
◉ Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing
genetic material from one animal into the fertilized egg of a different
animal. When the offspring are born they are called ____. Answer:
Transgenics
◉ Eating feces is termed _____. Answer: Coprophagy
◉ When an is mostly active at night they are said to be _____. Answer:
Nocturnal
◉ The common laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus, was developed
from the wild brown ______ rat. Answer: Norway
,◉ The reddish material found in the tears and saliva of rats is called
_____. Answer: Porphyrin
◉ The hooded rat is also known as a _______ rat. Answer: Long-Evans
◉ The golden hamster is also known as the _____ hamster. Answer:
Syrian
◉ The most unusual feature of the hamster, which makes it a
popular model for research is their ___. Answer: Cheek pouch
◉ Hamsters urine is normally _____ in color. Answer: Whitish
◉ If an animal is born blind and helpless, it is considered to be
_______. Answer: altricial
◉ The most common outbred guinea pig used in research is the
______. Answer: Dunkin-Hartley
◉ The normal gestation period for the cat is ___ months(s). Answer:
Two
◉ A female guinea pig is called a _____. Answer: Sow
, ◉ Guinea pigs cannot syuthesize vitamin ____. Answer: C
◉ The unique reproductive trait among gerbils is that they _______.
Answer: Mate for life
◉ An unusual behavior noticed in approximately 20% of gerbils is
spontaneous _____. Answer: Seizures
◉ Gerbils have relatively little odor compared to other rodents
because ______. Answer: they produce very small amounts of urine
◉ Paturation in rabbits is called ______. Answer: kindling
◉ A female rabbit does not release eggs from her ovaries unit after
mating has occurred, This process is called ______ ovulation. Answer:
Induced
◉ The normal gestation period for the dog is _____ month(s). Answer:
Two
◉ The primary reason a rabiit ingests night feces is to _____. Answer:
recover B vitamins, proteins and water
