AALAS LAT EXAM 350+ QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2026

AALAS LAT EXAM 350+ QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2026




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 - ANSWER-
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 - ANSWER-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) - ANSWER-d.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

,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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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). - ANSWER-c. An animal use protocol must be
approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).


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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-b. 3-5


What is a grant application?
a. Paperwork used to request more animals in a study
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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-b. 3


How much of the tail may be snipped with performing a tail transection?
a. 1-2 mm