LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) CERTIFICATION
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
l. What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States conducts and
supports biomedical research?
a. National Science Foundation ( NSF)
b. National Institutes of Health (NI H)
c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -ANSWER-b. National Institutes of Health (NIH); p 11
2.What is an animal use protocol?
a. A deta iled explanation of a research project involving animals
b.The standard operating procedure for animal husbandry
c.A request for money to finance animals used in a research project
d. A description of all animals used in a facility over a 1 year period -ANSWER-a. A detailed
explanation of a research project involving animals; p 12-1 3
3.What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) do?
a. Review animal use protocols
b. Conduct inspections of animal facilities and reviews institutional animal use programs at
least every 6 months
c. Serve as an information and resource liaison on animal welfare and research concerns
d. All of the above -ANSWER-d. All of the above; p 12
4.What is the purpose of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee's (IACUC's)
protocol review?
a. To ensure animal welfare and regulatory compliance
b. To ascertain whether the protocol remains within budgetary guidelines
, c. To provide a mechanism for publishing the study results
d. To assure that AAALAC accreditation is maintained -ANSWER-a. To ensure animal welfare
and regulatory compliance; p 12
5.Which statement regarding the post approval monitoring (PAM) program is TRUE?
a. A post approval monitoring program is mandated by law.
b. A post approval monitoring program is typically under the control of the attending
veterinarian.
c. A post approval monitoring program helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC)-approved procedures are being followed.
d. The staff of the post approval monitoring program decides what punitive actions are
required if deficiencies are noted. -ANSWER-c. A post approval monitoring program helps
ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (lACUC)-approved procedures are being followed; p 13
6.A systematic investigation to establish facts is the definition of what term?
a. Hypothesis
b. Protocol
c. Data
d. Research -ANSWER-d. Research; p 10
7. What is the correct name for the acronym IACUC?
a.Informational Animal Care and Use Committee b.Institutional Animal Care and Use Council
cInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee
d.Institutional Annual Costs and Use Committee -ANSWER-c. Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee; p 12
8. What is the name of the paperwork necessary to request research money?
a. Grant application
b. Animal use protocol
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
l. What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States conducts and
supports biomedical research?
a. National Science Foundation ( NSF)
b. National Institutes of Health (NI H)
c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -ANSWER-b. National Institutes of Health (NIH); p 11
2.What is an animal use protocol?
a. A deta iled explanation of a research project involving animals
b.The standard operating procedure for animal husbandry
c.A request for money to finance animals used in a research project
d. A description of all animals used in a facility over a 1 year period -ANSWER-a. A detailed
explanation of a research project involving animals; p 12-1 3
3.What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) do?
a. Review animal use protocols
b. Conduct inspections of animal facilities and reviews institutional animal use programs at
least every 6 months
c. Serve as an information and resource liaison on animal welfare and research concerns
d. All of the above -ANSWER-d. All of the above; p 12
4.What is the purpose of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee's (IACUC's)
protocol review?
a. To ensure animal welfare and regulatory compliance
b. To ascertain whether the protocol remains within budgetary guidelines
, c. To provide a mechanism for publishing the study results
d. To assure that AAALAC accreditation is maintained -ANSWER-a. To ensure animal welfare
and regulatory compliance; p 12
5.Which statement regarding the post approval monitoring (PAM) program is TRUE?
a. A post approval monitoring program is mandated by law.
b. A post approval monitoring program is typically under the control of the attending
veterinarian.
c. A post approval monitoring program helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC)-approved procedures are being followed.
d. The staff of the post approval monitoring program decides what punitive actions are
required if deficiencies are noted. -ANSWER-c. A post approval monitoring program helps
ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (lACUC)-approved procedures are being followed; p 13
6.A systematic investigation to establish facts is the definition of what term?
a. Hypothesis
b. Protocol
c. Data
d. Research -ANSWER-d. Research; p 10
7. What is the correct name for the acronym IACUC?
a.Informational Animal Care and Use Committee b.Institutional Animal Care and Use Council
cInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee
d.Institutional Annual Costs and Use Committee -ANSWER-c. Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee; p 12
8. What is the name of the paperwork necessary to request research money?
a. Grant application
b. Animal use protocol
