AALAS LAT FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is the definition for per diem rate?
a. The cost charged to maintain all the animals in a facility for one day
b. The cost charged to maintain all the animals of one species for one day
c. The cost charged to a researcher per day
d. The cost charged to maintain one animal or one cage of animals per day - ✔✔d. The
cost charged to maintain one animal or one cage of animals per day
✔✔The Animal Welfare Regulations specify that personnel should receive what type of
training with animals with which they work?
a. Appropriate handling and procedures
b. Ways to apply the 3Rs
c. Methods for reporting deficiencies in animal care and treatment
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔When developing a new drug, what is the correct order of testing?
a. Preclinical, in vivo, clinical
b. In vitro, in vivo, clinical
c. Clinical, in vitro, preclinical
d. In vitro, preclinical, clinical - ✔✔d. In vitro, preclinical, clinical
✔✔When organizing a to-do list, how should you prioritize tasks?
a. Smallest or quickest tasks first
b. In order of importance and deadline demands
c. Most time consuming tasks first
d. In order of preference - ✔✔b. In order of importance and deadline demands
✔✔Which of the following is NOT needed when interacting with people in the animal
facility?
a. Effective listening
b. Conflict resolution
c. Confronting coworkers
d. Problem solving - ✔✔c. Confronting coworkers
✔✔The first step in reporting noncompliance is to:
a. inform the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of the noncompliance.
b. confront the individual(s) who are not complying.
c. notify the news of the noncompliance.
d. consult your institutional policy for mechanisms for reporting noncompliance. - ✔✔d.
consult your institutional policy for mechanisms for reporting noncompliance.
,✔✔Why can per diem rates differ between institutions? a. Some institutions set higher
standards for animal care which can add to the cost.
b. Pharmaceutical companies cannot be compared to university research facilities.
c. Some institutions include costs that others do not include.
d. All of the above - ✔✔c. Some institutions include costs that others do not include.
✔✔Utility costs would be an example of which type of cost?
a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. Fixed
d. Variable - ✔✔c. Fixed
✔✔Which of the following can help determine what services are cost effective?
a. Budgeting
b. Cost analysis
c. Per diem rates
d. Centralized management - ✔✔b. Cost analysis
✔✔Which is an example of a record that animal facilities are required to keep up-to-
date?
a. Animal census records
b. Records of proper housekeeping
c. Employee training records
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔How often must the controlled substance inventory list be updated?
a. Every year
b. Every 2 years
c. Every 3 years
d. Every 5 years - ✔✔b. Every 2 years
✔✔Which is NOT true of a decentralized management program?
a. Each department that uses animals maintains its own facility.
b. Each department that uses animals has its own operating budget.
c. Each department that uses animals is managed by one supervising department.
d. Each department that uses animals is responsible for getting its own supplies - ✔✔c.
Each department that uses animals is managed by one supervising department.
✔✔Which costs are consistent throughout the budget period?
a. Indirect costs
b. Variable costs
c. Direct costs
d. Fixed costs - ✔✔d. Fixed costs
,✔✔What is the term that refers to the cost charged to maintain one unit, either one
animal or one cage of animals, for one day?
a. Per subject rate
b. Per census rate
c. Per capital rate
d. Per diem rate - ✔✔d. Per diem rate
✔✔Before you start on a task, it is important to:
a. locate all the resources needed for the task.
b. find out if the task is in your job description.
c. make sure the work is evenly distributed among staff.
d. document details of the task for proof of completion. - ✔✔a. locate all the resources
needed for the task.
✔✔What term refers to assigning less complicated tasks to others in order to allow
supervisors more time to get other work completed?
a. Allotment
b. Allocation
c. Delegation
d. Entrustment - ✔✔c. Delegation
✔✔Which biosafety level is the most basic level of containment and there is no risk to
personnel?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - ✔✔a. 1
✔✔What term describes a passageway with two locking doors which cannot be opened
simultaneously?
a. Capsule
b. Service corridor
c. Airlock
d. Doorstop - ✔✔c. Airlock
✔✔When is the pathogenic microorganism, Mycoplasma pulmonis, more likely to cause
disease?
a. When air levels of carbon dioxide are high
b. When air levels of ammonia are high
c. When air levels of oxygen are low
d. When the temperature decreases rapidly in a short period - ✔✔b. When air levels of
ammonia are high
✔✔Which type of chemical kills all microbial life and spores?
, a. Sterilizer
b. Sanitizer
c. Disinfectant
d. Germicide - ✔✔a. Sterilizer
✔✔What usually helps determine animal facility design?
a. Preference of the facility manager
b. Investigator financial contributions
c. Nature of the research and testing activities
d. Number of animal care staff - ✔✔c. Nature of the research and testing activities
✔✔What relative humidity range does the Guide recommend for most mammalian
species?
a. 20%-50%
b. 30%-70%
c. 40%-80%
d. 50%-90% - ✔✔b. 30%-70%
✔✔What does positive air pressure within a room do?
a. Creates an airlock
b. Helps prevent outside contaminants from entering the room
c. Promotes the growth of bacteria in a room
d. Prevents the contaminants in a room from escaping - ✔✔b. Helps prevent outside
contaminants from entering the room
✔✔What type of floor plan is designed so that each room has exit doors to a dirty
corridor that wraps around the periphery of the floor plan?
a. Single-corridor
b. Two-corridor
c. Three-corridor
d. Mixed - ✔✔c. Three-corridor
✔✔What is the smallest sized particle that HEPA filters are able to remove?
a. 0.2 microns
b. 0.3 microns
c. 0.4 microns
d. 0.5 microns - ✔✔b. 0.3 microns
✔✔Which animal is required by the Animal Welfare Act to have psychological
enrichment?
a. Hamsters
b. Dogs
c. Rabbits
d. Nonhuman primates - ✔✔d. Nonhuman primates
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is the definition for per diem rate?
a. The cost charged to maintain all the animals in a facility for one day
b. The cost charged to maintain all the animals of one species for one day
c. The cost charged to a researcher per day
d. The cost charged to maintain one animal or one cage of animals per day - ✔✔d. The
cost charged to maintain one animal or one cage of animals per day
✔✔The Animal Welfare Regulations specify that personnel should receive what type of
training with animals with which they work?
a. Appropriate handling and procedures
b. Ways to apply the 3Rs
c. Methods for reporting deficiencies in animal care and treatment
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔When developing a new drug, what is the correct order of testing?
a. Preclinical, in vivo, clinical
b. In vitro, in vivo, clinical
c. Clinical, in vitro, preclinical
d. In vitro, preclinical, clinical - ✔✔d. In vitro, preclinical, clinical
✔✔When organizing a to-do list, how should you prioritize tasks?
a. Smallest or quickest tasks first
b. In order of importance and deadline demands
c. Most time consuming tasks first
d. In order of preference - ✔✔b. In order of importance and deadline demands
✔✔Which of the following is NOT needed when interacting with people in the animal
facility?
a. Effective listening
b. Conflict resolution
c. Confronting coworkers
d. Problem solving - ✔✔c. Confronting coworkers
✔✔The first step in reporting noncompliance is to:
a. inform the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of the noncompliance.
b. confront the individual(s) who are not complying.
c. notify the news of the noncompliance.
d. consult your institutional policy for mechanisms for reporting noncompliance. - ✔✔d.
consult your institutional policy for mechanisms for reporting noncompliance.
,✔✔Why can per diem rates differ between institutions? a. Some institutions set higher
standards for animal care which can add to the cost.
b. Pharmaceutical companies cannot be compared to university research facilities.
c. Some institutions include costs that others do not include.
d. All of the above - ✔✔c. Some institutions include costs that others do not include.
✔✔Utility costs would be an example of which type of cost?
a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. Fixed
d. Variable - ✔✔c. Fixed
✔✔Which of the following can help determine what services are cost effective?
a. Budgeting
b. Cost analysis
c. Per diem rates
d. Centralized management - ✔✔b. Cost analysis
✔✔Which is an example of a record that animal facilities are required to keep up-to-
date?
a. Animal census records
b. Records of proper housekeeping
c. Employee training records
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔How often must the controlled substance inventory list be updated?
a. Every year
b. Every 2 years
c. Every 3 years
d. Every 5 years - ✔✔b. Every 2 years
✔✔Which is NOT true of a decentralized management program?
a. Each department that uses animals maintains its own facility.
b. Each department that uses animals has its own operating budget.
c. Each department that uses animals is managed by one supervising department.
d. Each department that uses animals is responsible for getting its own supplies - ✔✔c.
Each department that uses animals is managed by one supervising department.
✔✔Which costs are consistent throughout the budget period?
a. Indirect costs
b. Variable costs
c. Direct costs
d. Fixed costs - ✔✔d. Fixed costs
,✔✔What is the term that refers to the cost charged to maintain one unit, either one
animal or one cage of animals, for one day?
a. Per subject rate
b. Per census rate
c. Per capital rate
d. Per diem rate - ✔✔d. Per diem rate
✔✔Before you start on a task, it is important to:
a. locate all the resources needed for the task.
b. find out if the task is in your job description.
c. make sure the work is evenly distributed among staff.
d. document details of the task for proof of completion. - ✔✔a. locate all the resources
needed for the task.
✔✔What term refers to assigning less complicated tasks to others in order to allow
supervisors more time to get other work completed?
a. Allotment
b. Allocation
c. Delegation
d. Entrustment - ✔✔c. Delegation
✔✔Which biosafety level is the most basic level of containment and there is no risk to
personnel?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - ✔✔a. 1
✔✔What term describes a passageway with two locking doors which cannot be opened
simultaneously?
a. Capsule
b. Service corridor
c. Airlock
d. Doorstop - ✔✔c. Airlock
✔✔When is the pathogenic microorganism, Mycoplasma pulmonis, more likely to cause
disease?
a. When air levels of carbon dioxide are high
b. When air levels of ammonia are high
c. When air levels of oxygen are low
d. When the temperature decreases rapidly in a short period - ✔✔b. When air levels of
ammonia are high
✔✔Which type of chemical kills all microbial life and spores?
, a. Sterilizer
b. Sanitizer
c. Disinfectant
d. Germicide - ✔✔a. Sterilizer
✔✔What usually helps determine animal facility design?
a. Preference of the facility manager
b. Investigator financial contributions
c. Nature of the research and testing activities
d. Number of animal care staff - ✔✔c. Nature of the research and testing activities
✔✔What relative humidity range does the Guide recommend for most mammalian
species?
a. 20%-50%
b. 30%-70%
c. 40%-80%
d. 50%-90% - ✔✔b. 30%-70%
✔✔What does positive air pressure within a room do?
a. Creates an airlock
b. Helps prevent outside contaminants from entering the room
c. Promotes the growth of bacteria in a room
d. Prevents the contaminants in a room from escaping - ✔✔b. Helps prevent outside
contaminants from entering the room
✔✔What type of floor plan is designed so that each room has exit doors to a dirty
corridor that wraps around the periphery of the floor plan?
a. Single-corridor
b. Two-corridor
c. Three-corridor
d. Mixed - ✔✔c. Three-corridor
✔✔What is the smallest sized particle that HEPA filters are able to remove?
a. 0.2 microns
b. 0.3 microns
c. 0.4 microns
d. 0.5 microns - ✔✔b. 0.3 microns
✔✔Which animal is required by the Animal Welfare Act to have psychological
enrichment?
a. Hamsters
b. Dogs
c. Rabbits
d. Nonhuman primates - ✔✔d. Nonhuman primates
