AMT MLT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
ecimens.
Shift - CORRECT ANSWER -
What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established average value of the control for 3 da
ys in a row?
Proficiency testing - CORRECT ANSWER -
A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained.
Provider-performed microscopy (PPM) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations, fern
test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients?
Category A - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest priority; orga
nisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they can be easily disseminated o
r transmitted from person to person, result in high mortality rates and have the potential for ma
jor public health impact.
Category B - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are moderately easy t
o disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates, and require specific
enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance.
,Category A. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie
d as
Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
Infectious waste - CORRECT ANSWER -
OSHA has defined as blood and blood products, contaminated sharps, pathology w
aste products, and microbiological waste.
2013 - CORRECT ANSWER -
All employees who work with hazardous chemicals will be required to be trained about the new
labels and the elements of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) by December 1 of .
Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
Pictograms - CORRECT ANSWER -
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using .
Spectrophotometry. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical interest selectiv
ely absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths is
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a
nd suppliers by means of
20 mL - CORRECT ANSWER -
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M solution of N
aOH?
, 9/5 (Celsius degrees number+ 32) -BCORRECT ANSWER -convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
Flourescent. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to distinguish between liv
ing and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
40X objective. - CORRECT ANSWER -The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
450 - CORRECT ANSWER -
If a 10 X eyepiece is used with a 45 X objective, the total magnification is
Blood culture (aerobic), blood culture (anaerobic), blue, red, green stopper, lavender, and gray -
CORRECT ANSWER -What is the order of draw of multiple evacuated tubes?
Peripheral (or capillary) blood and venous blood - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are the two general sources of blood for clinical laboratory tests?
Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
CORRECT ANSWER -Order of draw for capillary specimens:
a hematoma. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
. Hemolyzed specimens - CORRECT ANSWER -
What would cause the constituents, including enzymes acid phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenas
e (LDH) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to significantly elevate the value obtained for thes
e substances in serum?
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
ecimens.
Shift - CORRECT ANSWER -
What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established average value of the control for 3 da
ys in a row?
Proficiency testing - CORRECT ANSWER -
A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained.
Provider-performed microscopy (PPM) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations, fern
test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients?
Category A - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest priority; orga
nisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they can be easily disseminated o
r transmitted from person to person, result in high mortality rates and have the potential for ma
jor public health impact.
Category B - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are moderately easy t
o disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates, and require specific
enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance.
,Category A. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie
d as
Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
Infectious waste - CORRECT ANSWER -
OSHA has defined as blood and blood products, contaminated sharps, pathology w
aste products, and microbiological waste.
2013 - CORRECT ANSWER -
All employees who work with hazardous chemicals will be required to be trained about the new
labels and the elements of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) by December 1 of .
Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
Pictograms - CORRECT ANSWER -
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using .
Spectrophotometry. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical interest selectiv
ely absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths is
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a
nd suppliers by means of
20 mL - CORRECT ANSWER -
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M solution of N
aOH?
, 9/5 (Celsius degrees number+ 32) -BCORRECT ANSWER -convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
Flourescent. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to distinguish between liv
ing and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
40X objective. - CORRECT ANSWER -The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
450 - CORRECT ANSWER -
If a 10 X eyepiece is used with a 45 X objective, the total magnification is
Blood culture (aerobic), blood culture (anaerobic), blue, red, green stopper, lavender, and gray -
CORRECT ANSWER -What is the order of draw of multiple evacuated tubes?
Peripheral (or capillary) blood and venous blood - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are the two general sources of blood for clinical laboratory tests?
Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
CORRECT ANSWER -Order of draw for capillary specimens:
a hematoma. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
. Hemolyzed specimens - CORRECT ANSWER -
What would cause the constituents, including enzymes acid phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenas
e (LDH) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to significantly elevate the value obtained for thes
e substances in serum?
