5/1/26, 7:46 LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade EXAM
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LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade Exam 2026
Practice Test Bank with Verified Answers & Explanations –
AALAS Certification Prep (Facility Management, IACUC,
AWA, Compliance).
LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade EXAM LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNOLOGIST GRADE (LATG) EXAM COVERAGE
The LATG exam evaluates knowledge of laboratory animal facility
management, animal care standards, and research support operations.
The exam coverage includes animal husbandry practices, housing
systems, and environmental enrichment requirements. It also assesses
understanding of facility planning, equipment and caging needs,
workload organization, and resource allocation. Additional areas
include animal health monitoring, occupational health and safety,
ethical and regulatory standards, and compliance with institutional and
research guidelines. The exam further covers leadership skills,
communication, and supervision within laboratory animal care settings.
Which of the following is a component of effective B. Estimating the time and resources needed to meet the goals
time management?
A. Helping employees set personal goals
B. Estimating the time and resources needed to
meet the goals
C. Extending the employees work day
D. All of the above
Which of the following best describes the skill of B. Establishing a structure
"organizing"?
A. Looking at the "whole picture"
B. Establishing a structure
C. Allocating resources
D. Assessing resources
What is a key element that can make workload D. All of the above
allocation successful?
A. Organize the workload using good
management principles
B. Communicate to the staff the reasons behind
the workload allocation
C. Monitor to determine how well the workload
division meets the needs of the unit
D. All of the above
Which of the following skills allows managers to A. Technical skills
allocate a reasonable amount of time for the
performance of tasks?
A. Technical skills
B. Conceptual skills
C. Communication skills
D. People skills
In which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs B. Esteem needs
would you place giving an employee a plaque to
recognize exceptional performance?
A. Belongingness and love needs
B. Esteem needs
C. Aesthetic needs
D. Need to know and understand
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Identify one way the LATG can contribute to the A. By contributing an assessment of the caging and equipment needs
"planning" function.
A. By contributing an assessment of the caging and
equipment needs
B. By determining what animals to house
C. By setting goals for the unit
D. By developing the animal health monitoring
program
What is generally the best way to ensure that the C. Use a rotating weekend and holiday duty system
facility is staffed every day while keeping the budget
in check?
A. Offer overtime pay to the regular facility's staff
B. Hire part-time people for weekend and holiday
work
C. Use a rotating weekend and holiday duty system
D. Limit the husbandry chores to five days a week
What is the first step in developing a training A. Analyze
project using the ADDIE model for training?
A. Analyze
B. Assess
C. Andragogy
D. Arrange
The ability to perform a procedure to an B. Competency
acceptable standard is known as:
A. Accuracy
B. Competency
C. Proficiency
D. Adequacy
A good approach in inventory control is to: C. Keep a good balance between what is bought and what is used
A. Order supplies on a regular schedule, such as
on the first Monday of every month
B. Always buy in large quantities to get the best
price
C. Keep a good balance between what is bought
and what is used
D. Wait until the supplies are use dup before
reordering
Which of the following pieces of equipment C. Biosafety cabinets in the procedures area
regularly found in an animal facility require
regular recertification?
A. Washers and dryers used to clean surgical drapes
B. Refrigerators used to store samples for the
veterinary diagnostic laboratory
C. Biosafety cabinets in the procedures area
D. The safe used to store controlled substances
How are the per diem rates set to recover costs B. Dividing the accumulated costs by the total units of service
associated with housing animals?
A. Dividing the total units of service by the
accumulated costs
B. Dividing the accumulated costs by the total
units of service
C. Multiplying the total units of service by the
accumulated costs
D. Multiplying the accumulated costs by the total
number of cost centers
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When preparing a budget, what is the most D. Expenses from the previous year
accurate starting point for planning expenses?
A. Reports from investigators for future needs
B. Projected cost increases from vendors
C. Projected level of staff turnover
D. Expenses from the previous year
Which option for adding animal housing space A. Using a prefabricated modular facility
generally has the lowest construction cost?
A. Using a prefabricated modular facility
B. Renovating an animal facility
C. Building a new satellite facility
D. Converting a laboratory space to animal housing
In a large facility, who generally coordinates the C. The centralized veterinary service department
purchase of animals?
A. The IACUC
B. The facility manager
C. The centralized veterinary service department
D. The investigator
Which of the following costs is designated as a direct B. The cost of animal husbandry activities
cost?
A. Protocol review expenditures
B. The cost of animal husbandry activities
C. General and administrative costs
D. All of the above
Which of the following is an element of a facility A. The facility location
evaluation to determine what types of disasters
could affect the facility?
A. The facility location
B. The number of staff working in the facility
C. The amount of insurance necessary to cover
losses
D. Staff notification procedures
Which of the following groups does NOT generally B. Grants and programs office
play a role in developing the animal facility's
security plan?
A. Health and safety office
B. Grants and programs office
C. Media office
D. Human relations office
Which of the following facilities is generally thought C. Facility housing fish and amphibians
to be at a lower risk of being targeted by animal
rights activists?
A. Facility where surgical procedures are done on
infant animals
B. Facility housing nonhuman primates
C. Facility housing fish and amphibians
D. Facility where stem cell research is conducted
What is a procedure for maintaining facility security? B. Screen all prospective employees
A. Limit the number of entrances into the facility
B. Screen all prospective employees
C. Maintain surveillance on any employee who
complains about an animal welfare issue
D. Avoid any media exposure
Installing emergency equipment would be A. Prepare
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LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade Exam 2026
Practice Test Bank with Verified Answers & Explanations –
AALAS Certification Prep (Facility Management, IACUC,
AWA, Compliance).
LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade EXAM LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNOLOGIST GRADE (LATG) EXAM COVERAGE
The LATG exam evaluates knowledge of laboratory animal facility
management, animal care standards, and research support operations.
The exam coverage includes animal husbandry practices, housing
systems, and environmental enrichment requirements. It also assesses
understanding of facility planning, equipment and caging needs,
workload organization, and resource allocation. Additional areas
include animal health monitoring, occupational health and safety,
ethical and regulatory standards, and compliance with institutional and
research guidelines. The exam further covers leadership skills,
communication, and supervision within laboratory animal care settings.
Which of the following is a component of effective B. Estimating the time and resources needed to meet the goals
time management?
A. Helping employees set personal goals
B. Estimating the time and resources needed to
meet the goals
C. Extending the employees work day
D. All of the above
Which of the following best describes the skill of B. Establishing a structure
"organizing"?
A. Looking at the "whole picture"
B. Establishing a structure
C. Allocating resources
D. Assessing resources
What is a key element that can make workload D. All of the above
allocation successful?
A. Organize the workload using good
management principles
B. Communicate to the staff the reasons behind
the workload allocation
C. Monitor to determine how well the workload
division meets the needs of the unit
D. All of the above
Which of the following skills allows managers to A. Technical skills
allocate a reasonable amount of time for the
performance of tasks?
A. Technical skills
B. Conceptual skills
C. Communication skills
D. People skills
In which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs B. Esteem needs
would you place giving an employee a plaque to
recognize exceptional performance?
A. Belongingness and love needs
B. Esteem needs
C. Aesthetic needs
D. Need to know and understand
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,5/1/26, 7:46 LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade EXAM
PM
Identify one way the LATG can contribute to the A. By contributing an assessment of the caging and equipment needs
"planning" function.
A. By contributing an assessment of the caging and
equipment needs
B. By determining what animals to house
C. By setting goals for the unit
D. By developing the animal health monitoring
program
What is generally the best way to ensure that the C. Use a rotating weekend and holiday duty system
facility is staffed every day while keeping the budget
in check?
A. Offer overtime pay to the regular facility's staff
B. Hire part-time people for weekend and holiday
work
C. Use a rotating weekend and holiday duty system
D. Limit the husbandry chores to five days a week
What is the first step in developing a training A. Analyze
project using the ADDIE model for training?
A. Analyze
B. Assess
C. Andragogy
D. Arrange
The ability to perform a procedure to an B. Competency
acceptable standard is known as:
A. Accuracy
B. Competency
C. Proficiency
D. Adequacy
A good approach in inventory control is to: C. Keep a good balance between what is bought and what is used
A. Order supplies on a regular schedule, such as
on the first Monday of every month
B. Always buy in large quantities to get the best
price
C. Keep a good balance between what is bought
and what is used
D. Wait until the supplies are use dup before
reordering
Which of the following pieces of equipment C. Biosafety cabinets in the procedures area
regularly found in an animal facility require
regular recertification?
A. Washers and dryers used to clean surgical drapes
B. Refrigerators used to store samples for the
veterinary diagnostic laboratory
C. Biosafety cabinets in the procedures area
D. The safe used to store controlled substances
How are the per diem rates set to recover costs B. Dividing the accumulated costs by the total units of service
associated with housing animals?
A. Dividing the total units of service by the
accumulated costs
B. Dividing the accumulated costs by the total
units of service
C. Multiplying the total units of service by the
accumulated costs
D. Multiplying the accumulated costs by the total
number of cost centers
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, 5/1/26, 7:46 LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist Grade EXAM
PM
When preparing a budget, what is the most D. Expenses from the previous year
accurate starting point for planning expenses?
A. Reports from investigators for future needs
B. Projected cost increases from vendors
C. Projected level of staff turnover
D. Expenses from the previous year
Which option for adding animal housing space A. Using a prefabricated modular facility
generally has the lowest construction cost?
A. Using a prefabricated modular facility
B. Renovating an animal facility
C. Building a new satellite facility
D. Converting a laboratory space to animal housing
In a large facility, who generally coordinates the C. The centralized veterinary service department
purchase of animals?
A. The IACUC
B. The facility manager
C. The centralized veterinary service department
D. The investigator
Which of the following costs is designated as a direct B. The cost of animal husbandry activities
cost?
A. Protocol review expenditures
B. The cost of animal husbandry activities
C. General and administrative costs
D. All of the above
Which of the following is an element of a facility A. The facility location
evaluation to determine what types of disasters
could affect the facility?
A. The facility location
B. The number of staff working in the facility
C. The amount of insurance necessary to cover
losses
D. Staff notification procedures
Which of the following groups does NOT generally B. Grants and programs office
play a role in developing the animal facility's
security plan?
A. Health and safety office
B. Grants and programs office
C. Media office
D. Human relations office
Which of the following facilities is generally thought C. Facility housing fish and amphibians
to be at a lower risk of being targeted by animal
rights activists?
A. Facility where surgical procedures are done on
infant animals
B. Facility housing nonhuman primates
C. Facility housing fish and amphibians
D. Facility where stem cell research is conducted
What is a procedure for maintaining facility security? B. Screen all prospective employees
A. Limit the number of entrances into the facility
B. Screen all prospective employees
C. Maintain surveillance on any employee who
complains about an animal welfare issue
D. Avoid any media exposure
Installing emergency equipment would be A. Prepare
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