Animal Research Exam Questions with Verified Answers Latest Update 2025
It is estimated that more than 115 million animals world wide are used in laboratory experiments every
year. But because only a small portion of countries collect and publish data, the precise number is
unknown (HSI) - Answers 1
Many different species of animals are used around the world for testing but the most common include:
mice, fish, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, farm animals, birds, cats, dogs, mini-pigs and non human
primates (HSI) - Answers 2
Selection of Common Procedures: surgical procedures followed by recovery, genetic manipulation,
notching and tailing chilling for identification (HSI). - Answers 3
The term "animal testing" refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposed of research
into basic biology and diseases. Al procedures have the potential to cause animals the physical as well as
psychological distress and suffering (HSI). - Answers 4
Animals experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products.
Many of these experiments cause pain to the animals involved or reduce their quality of life in other
ways (BBC). - Answers 5
Bad Science: The Food and Drug Administration reports that 92 out of every 100 drugs that pass animals
tests FAIL in humans (Peta). - Answers 6
Poisoning, shocking, burning, and killing animals is all in a days work for vivisectors. If these acts were
committed outside laboratories they would be illegal. But animals suffer and die everyday with little or
no protection from cruelty (Peta). - Answers 7
An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the US for scientific and commercial testing.
Animals are used to develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of medication, and other
biomedical, commercial , and health care uses (Allen). - Answers 8
The commonly used LD50 (lethal dose 50) test involves finding out which dose of a chemical will kill 50%
of the animals being used in the experiment (Allen). - Answers 9
Animal Testing is cruel and inhumane. Animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force
feeding, forced inhalation, food and water deprivation, prolonged periods of physical restraint, the
infliction of burns and other wounds to study the healing process. The infliction of pain to study its
effects and remedies (Allen). - Answers 10
today scientists have developed and validated alternative methods shown to lead to safer and more
effective products and drugs for humans than animal testing (neavs) - Answers 11
, animal-based testing methods continue to fail legitimate human needs, while new discoveries in the
field of alternatives have led to new and improved techniques that do not involve live animals (aavs) -
Answers 12
A 2011 survey found that 67% of Americans believe that companies should not test products like
cosmetics and dish soap on animals, and 60% are more likely to buy products that have not been testing
on animals (aavs) - Answers 13
Science can and must protect animals' lives, the environment, research dollars, and promote better
health and well-being for humans (neavs) - Answers 14
Computational advances may also help extend the insight gained from animal models. The European
Union's Human Brain Project, which aims to build a brain from supercomputers, is just one example
(Burrell) - Answers 15
Many different species are used around the world, but the most common include mice, fish, rats,
rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, farm animals, birds, cats, dogs, mini-pigs, and non-human primates
(monkeys, and in some countries, chimpanzees) (HSI) - Answers 16
Independent scientific reviews demonstrate that research using animals correlates very poorly to real
human patients. In fact, the data show that animal studies fail to predict real human outcomes in 50 to
99.7 percent of cases (HSI) - Answers 17
All procedures, even those classified as "mild," have the potential to cause the animals physical as well
as psychological distress and suffering. Often the procedures can cause a great deal of suffering. Most
animals are killed at the end of an experiment, but some may be re-used in subsequent experiments
(HSI) - Answers 18
For many diseases, animal models can be challenging to develop. For others, like neurological and
neurodegenerative diseases, it's even more difficult (Burrell) - Answers 19
Trying to mirror human diseases or toxicity by artificially creating symptoms in mice, dogs or monkeys
has major scientific limitations that cannot be overcome. Very often the symptoms and responses to
potential treatments seen in other species are dissimilar to those of human patients (HSI) - Answers 20
avoiding the use of animals in experiments when a non-animal alternative is available, increased
transparency regarding animal experiments and a greater willingness to negotiate with responsible
representatives of the animal rights and welfare community about problems they have concerning
animals in institutions (Casey) - Answers 21
Despite new research technology, evidence that animal experiments often don't faithfully translate to
humans, and the fact that a growing majority of the public opposes experiments on animals,
laboratories are abusing more animals than ever before (Casey) - Answers 22
It is estimated that more than 115 million animals world wide are used in laboratory experiments every
year. But because only a small portion of countries collect and publish data, the precise number is
unknown (HSI) - Answers 1
Many different species of animals are used around the world for testing but the most common include:
mice, fish, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, farm animals, birds, cats, dogs, mini-pigs and non human
primates (HSI) - Answers 2
Selection of Common Procedures: surgical procedures followed by recovery, genetic manipulation,
notching and tailing chilling for identification (HSI). - Answers 3
The term "animal testing" refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposed of research
into basic biology and diseases. Al procedures have the potential to cause animals the physical as well as
psychological distress and suffering (HSI). - Answers 4
Animals experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products.
Many of these experiments cause pain to the animals involved or reduce their quality of life in other
ways (BBC). - Answers 5
Bad Science: The Food and Drug Administration reports that 92 out of every 100 drugs that pass animals
tests FAIL in humans (Peta). - Answers 6
Poisoning, shocking, burning, and killing animals is all in a days work for vivisectors. If these acts were
committed outside laboratories they would be illegal. But animals suffer and die everyday with little or
no protection from cruelty (Peta). - Answers 7
An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the US for scientific and commercial testing.
Animals are used to develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of medication, and other
biomedical, commercial , and health care uses (Allen). - Answers 8
The commonly used LD50 (lethal dose 50) test involves finding out which dose of a chemical will kill 50%
of the animals being used in the experiment (Allen). - Answers 9
Animal Testing is cruel and inhumane. Animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force
feeding, forced inhalation, food and water deprivation, prolonged periods of physical restraint, the
infliction of burns and other wounds to study the healing process. The infliction of pain to study its
effects and remedies (Allen). - Answers 10
today scientists have developed and validated alternative methods shown to lead to safer and more
effective products and drugs for humans than animal testing (neavs) - Answers 11
, animal-based testing methods continue to fail legitimate human needs, while new discoveries in the
field of alternatives have led to new and improved techniques that do not involve live animals (aavs) -
Answers 12
A 2011 survey found that 67% of Americans believe that companies should not test products like
cosmetics and dish soap on animals, and 60% are more likely to buy products that have not been testing
on animals (aavs) - Answers 13
Science can and must protect animals' lives, the environment, research dollars, and promote better
health and well-being for humans (neavs) - Answers 14
Computational advances may also help extend the insight gained from animal models. The European
Union's Human Brain Project, which aims to build a brain from supercomputers, is just one example
(Burrell) - Answers 15
Many different species are used around the world, but the most common include mice, fish, rats,
rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, farm animals, birds, cats, dogs, mini-pigs, and non-human primates
(monkeys, and in some countries, chimpanzees) (HSI) - Answers 16
Independent scientific reviews demonstrate that research using animals correlates very poorly to real
human patients. In fact, the data show that animal studies fail to predict real human outcomes in 50 to
99.7 percent of cases (HSI) - Answers 17
All procedures, even those classified as "mild," have the potential to cause the animals physical as well
as psychological distress and suffering. Often the procedures can cause a great deal of suffering. Most
animals are killed at the end of an experiment, but some may be re-used in subsequent experiments
(HSI) - Answers 18
For many diseases, animal models can be challenging to develop. For others, like neurological and
neurodegenerative diseases, it's even more difficult (Burrell) - Answers 19
Trying to mirror human diseases or toxicity by artificially creating symptoms in mice, dogs or monkeys
has major scientific limitations that cannot be overcome. Very often the symptoms and responses to
potential treatments seen in other species are dissimilar to those of human patients (HSI) - Answers 20
avoiding the use of animals in experiments when a non-animal alternative is available, increased
transparency regarding animal experiments and a greater willingness to negotiate with responsible
representatives of the animal rights and welfare community about problems they have concerning
animals in institutions (Casey) - Answers 21
Despite new research technology, evidence that animal experiments often don't faithfully translate to
humans, and the fact that a growing majority of the public opposes experiments on animals,
laboratories are abusing more animals than ever before (Casey) - Answers 22
