ALAT COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ 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
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ 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
