ALAT CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Who reviews all animal use protocols at the institution before
studies using animals can begin? Answer: International Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC)
◉ What regulation applies to animal and non-animal research and
safety studies funded or reviewed by the FDA and the EPA? Answer:
Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
◉ Records of USDA inspections are available to the public under a
provision of which federal law? Answer: Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA)
◉ What document contains information regarding potential
disasters, evacuation, and emergency contacts? Answer: Disaster
plan
◉ What is the best way to measure the effectiveness of an
institution-wide emergency system? Answer: Periodic disaster drills
,◉ What involves the development of methods for uniquely
recognizing humans based upon physical features? Answer:
Biometrics
◉ If you are present in the facility when a major disaster or accident
occurs, what should be your first priority? Answer: Protecting
human life
◉ What does an eye wash station use to clean the eye? Answer:
Clean water under low pressure
◉ What type of hazard causes musculoskeletal injuries Answer:
Ergonomic
◉ What provides information on the toxicity of chemicals? Answer:
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
◉ Whose standards specifically address the storage and handling of
radioactive materials in the facility? Answer: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC)
◉ Adult sheep may consume up to how many gallon(s) of water a
day? Answer: 1 gallon
, ◉ The average life span of a goat is how many years? Answer: 8-12
years, and sometimes as old as 15+
◉ The color of rabbit urine is determined by what? Answer: The
amount of minerals in the urine
◉ Every six months , a female cat will have several periods of
estruses, which may last 3-6 days, reproductively she is said to be
what?: Answer: Seasonally polyestrus
◉ A female cat is called what? Answer: Queen
◉ A male cat is called what? Answer: Tom
◉ A male goat is called what? Answer: Buck
◉ A female goat is called what? Answer: Doe
◉ A female sheep is called what? Answer: Ewe
◉ A male sheep is called what? Answer: Ram
◉ A female dog is called what? Answer: Bitch
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Who reviews all animal use protocols at the institution before
studies using animals can begin? Answer: International Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC)
◉ What regulation applies to animal and non-animal research and
safety studies funded or reviewed by the FDA and the EPA? Answer:
Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
◉ Records of USDA inspections are available to the public under a
provision of which federal law? Answer: Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA)
◉ What document contains information regarding potential
disasters, evacuation, and emergency contacts? Answer: Disaster
plan
◉ What is the best way to measure the effectiveness of an
institution-wide emergency system? Answer: Periodic disaster drills
,◉ What involves the development of methods for uniquely
recognizing humans based upon physical features? Answer:
Biometrics
◉ If you are present in the facility when a major disaster or accident
occurs, what should be your first priority? Answer: Protecting
human life
◉ What does an eye wash station use to clean the eye? Answer:
Clean water under low pressure
◉ What type of hazard causes musculoskeletal injuries Answer:
Ergonomic
◉ What provides information on the toxicity of chemicals? Answer:
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
◉ Whose standards specifically address the storage and handling of
radioactive materials in the facility? Answer: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC)
◉ Adult sheep may consume up to how many gallon(s) of water a
day? Answer: 1 gallon
, ◉ The average life span of a goat is how many years? Answer: 8-12
years, and sometimes as old as 15+
◉ The color of rabbit urine is determined by what? Answer: The
amount of minerals in the urine
◉ Every six months , a female cat will have several periods of
estruses, which may last 3-6 days, reproductively she is said to be
what?: Answer: Seasonally polyestrus
◉ A female cat is called what? Answer: Queen
◉ A male cat is called what? Answer: Tom
◉ A male goat is called what? Answer: Buck
◉ A female goat is called what? Answer: Doe
◉ A female sheep is called what? Answer: Ewe
◉ A male sheep is called what? Answer: Ram
◉ A female dog is called what? Answer: Bitch
