ALAT LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔How far from the wall should feed be stored? - ✔✔More than 6 inches
✔✔What type of air supply should be used in isolation rooms? - ✔✔Negative pressure
✔✔Which species prefers a cooler room? - ✔✔Rabbits
✔✔What type of room is used to house pathogen free animals? - ✔✔Bioexclusion
barrier room
✔✔Which regulatory resource specifies the minimum cleaning standards for cages,
feeders, and water bottles for many laboratory animals? - ✔✔Animal Welfare
Regulations
✔✔What drug is given in medicated feed to treat pinworms? - ✔✔Fenbendazole
✔✔Which molecules join together to form proteins? - ✔✔Amino Acids
✔✔What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and
amphibians? - ✔✔Calcium
✔✔What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and
amphibians? - ✔✔Toe clipping
✔✔What is the microbiological status of animals that are bred and maintained free of
some, but not necessarily all, microorganisms? - ✔✔Specific pathogen-free
✔✔Motorized vehicles used to transport animals should be: - ✔✔Climate-controlled
✔✔What type of air pressure is maintained in a quarantine room? - ✔✔Negative
✔✔Which federal mandate provides descriptions of shipping crate sizes and
configurations for hamsters? - ✔✔Animal welfare regulations
✔✔What is a sign of heat stress in a rodent? - ✔✔Excessive salivation
✔✔What approval is needed before ordering animals? - ✔✔An approved IACUC
protocol.
✔✔What is the microbiological status of animals that carry an unknown, and
uncontrolled variety and number of organisms? - ✔✔Conventional
, ✔✔What should a technician do to verify and begin processing the contents of a new
shipment of animals? - ✔✔Report container damage to the supervisor and
transportation company.
Assess and document the cleanliness of the transporting vehicle.
Compare the original animal order with the shipping label information.
✔✔Acepromazine, diazepam and xylazine are examples of what type of drug? -
✔✔Tranquilizers
✔✔Which of the following is a TYPICAL schedule for TB testing in NHPs? - ✔✔A first
test administered within 7 days of arrival, two subsequent tests administered at 2-week
intervals, and then testing every 6 months thereafter
✔✔When examining an animal's mucous membranes, what should you look for to
check for lack of oxygen? - ✔✔Cyanosis
✔✔What are isolation rooms used for? - ✔✔Housing animals that are known or
suspected to be carrying pathogens
✔✔In a typical indirect sentinel program, how many cages of sentinels are usually
required and where are they housed? - ✔✔One cage of sentinels per rack; they are
housed in a specific location in the rack.
✔✔Laboratory cats and dogs are often vaccinated against: - ✔✔the same diseases that
pets are vaccinated against.
✔✔If an organism does not cause disease by itself, but it can transmit disease-causing
organisms to animals, it is called a: - ✔✔Vector
✔✔A 1:3 dilution means that the volume of the substance you are diluting will be
_________ the final volume. - ✔✔One third
✔✔Looking at the prefix, an enterocyte would be a cell from what part of the body? -
✔✔Intenstine
✔✔What is the correct formula for the conversion of Fahrenheit degrees to Celsius
degrees? - ✔✔°C = 5/9 (°F - 32)
✔✔When referring to units of measurement, the prefix 'micro' means what? - ✔✔One
millionth
✔✔In the Celsius scale, what is the boiling point of water? - ✔✔100 degrees
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔How far from the wall should feed be stored? - ✔✔More than 6 inches
✔✔What type of air supply should be used in isolation rooms? - ✔✔Negative pressure
✔✔Which species prefers a cooler room? - ✔✔Rabbits
✔✔What type of room is used to house pathogen free animals? - ✔✔Bioexclusion
barrier room
✔✔Which regulatory resource specifies the minimum cleaning standards for cages,
feeders, and water bottles for many laboratory animals? - ✔✔Animal Welfare
Regulations
✔✔What drug is given in medicated feed to treat pinworms? - ✔✔Fenbendazole
✔✔Which molecules join together to form proteins? - ✔✔Amino Acids
✔✔What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and
amphibians? - ✔✔Calcium
✔✔What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and
amphibians? - ✔✔Toe clipping
✔✔What is the microbiological status of animals that are bred and maintained free of
some, but not necessarily all, microorganisms? - ✔✔Specific pathogen-free
✔✔Motorized vehicles used to transport animals should be: - ✔✔Climate-controlled
✔✔What type of air pressure is maintained in a quarantine room? - ✔✔Negative
✔✔Which federal mandate provides descriptions of shipping crate sizes and
configurations for hamsters? - ✔✔Animal welfare regulations
✔✔What is a sign of heat stress in a rodent? - ✔✔Excessive salivation
✔✔What approval is needed before ordering animals? - ✔✔An approved IACUC
protocol.
✔✔What is the microbiological status of animals that carry an unknown, and
uncontrolled variety and number of organisms? - ✔✔Conventional
, ✔✔What should a technician do to verify and begin processing the contents of a new
shipment of animals? - ✔✔Report container damage to the supervisor and
transportation company.
Assess and document the cleanliness of the transporting vehicle.
Compare the original animal order with the shipping label information.
✔✔Acepromazine, diazepam and xylazine are examples of what type of drug? -
✔✔Tranquilizers
✔✔Which of the following is a TYPICAL schedule for TB testing in NHPs? - ✔✔A first
test administered within 7 days of arrival, two subsequent tests administered at 2-week
intervals, and then testing every 6 months thereafter
✔✔When examining an animal's mucous membranes, what should you look for to
check for lack of oxygen? - ✔✔Cyanosis
✔✔What are isolation rooms used for? - ✔✔Housing animals that are known or
suspected to be carrying pathogens
✔✔In a typical indirect sentinel program, how many cages of sentinels are usually
required and where are they housed? - ✔✔One cage of sentinels per rack; they are
housed in a specific location in the rack.
✔✔Laboratory cats and dogs are often vaccinated against: - ✔✔the same diseases that
pets are vaccinated against.
✔✔If an organism does not cause disease by itself, but it can transmit disease-causing
organisms to animals, it is called a: - ✔✔Vector
✔✔A 1:3 dilution means that the volume of the substance you are diluting will be
_________ the final volume. - ✔✔One third
✔✔Looking at the prefix, an enterocyte would be a cell from what part of the body? -
✔✔Intenstine
✔✔What is the correct formula for the conversion of Fahrenheit degrees to Celsius
degrees? - ✔✔°C = 5/9 (°F - 32)
✔✔When referring to units of measurement, the prefix 'micro' means what? - ✔✔One
millionth
✔✔In the Celsius scale, what is the boiling point of water? - ✔✔100 degrees
