LAT Prep Questions and Answers Latest Version Already Graded A

LAT Prep Questions and Answers Latest Version Already Graded A 1 kg = how many grams? 1000 1 mL = how many liters? 1/1000 42C equals what in Fahrenheit? 107.6 72F equals what in Celsius? 22.2 A defined flora animal is the same as...? A gnotobiotic animal A kg is approximately equal to how many lbs? 2.2 A lack of dietary iron can cause what disease? Anemia A permanent change in an inherited or genetic factor is called what? Mutation About how many centimeters are in an inch? 2.5 Acepromazine, diazepam, and xylazine are all commonly used: Tranquilizers Acid and ______ are sometimes used to treat the water in animal facilities to prevent the growth of pathogens Chlorine After transportation, the time it takes animals to adjust to their new surroundings is called the: Acclimation period Albino animals are particularly sensitive to: Light Amino acids join together to form: Proteins An 8kg dog weighs how many pounds? 17.6 An exercise which involved the mock destruction of part of the facility due to an earthquake is an example of: A drill An organism that does not cause disease by itself but can transmit another disease causing organism is called a what? Vector Animal census refers to: The number of individual animals or cages per investigator per room Animal quarantine rooms and rooms containing animals experimentally infected with pathogens are normally kept under what type of pressure? Negative Animals from what source are most likely to harbor disease causing agents? Wild caught animals Animals should never be ordered without what? An approved IACUC protocol Animals with which disease have increased urine output and increased water consumption? Diabetes Anthelmintics and miticides are examples of what? Parasiticides Appropriate caging should balance the needs of the animal with: The ability to provide for sanitization Aquatic caging must have which two features? A water source and drain As with mice, what substance is found in the tears and saliva of rats that causes a red staining around the eyes? Porphyrin At most institutions, who must review and monitor the animal use protocols at an institution? Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Baby pigs have brown fat which is used to help maintain their body temperature False Before disposing of animal shipping containers, an