AMT MLT Practice test Study Guide
rated A 2026
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the
use of control specimens. - correct answer ✅Quality control
What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established average value of the
control for 3 days in a row? - correct answer ✅Shift
A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained. - correct
answer ✅Proficiency testing
What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH)
preparations, fern test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients? -
correct answer ✅Provider-performed microscopy (PPM)
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest
priority; organisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they
can be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person, result in high
mortality rates and have the potential for major public health impact. - correct
answer ✅Category A
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are
moderately easy to disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low
mortality rates, and require specific enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic
capacity and enhanced disease surveillance. - correct answer ✅Category B
,AMT MLT Practice test Study Guide
rated A 2026
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and
arenaviruses are classified as - correct answer ✅Category A.
Class C fire extinguishers are used for - correct answer ✅Electric equipment.
OSHA has defined __________ as blood and blood products, contaminated
sharps, pathology waste products, and microbiological waste. - correct answer
✅Infectious waste
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 ___________. - correct answer ✅2013
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called: - correct answer ✅Safety
Data Sheets
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using ____________. -
correct answer ✅Pictograms
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical
interest selectively absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different
wavelengths is - correct answer ✅Spectrophotometry.
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical
manufacturers and suppliers by means of - correct answer ✅Material safety data
sheet (MSDS).
, AMT MLT Practice test Study Guide
rated A 2026
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M
solution of NaOH? - correct answer ✅20 mL
convert Celsius to Fahrenheit? - correct answer ✅9/5 (Celsius degrees number+
32)
The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to
distinguish between living and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is
the - correct answer ✅Flourescent.
The objective that should never have oil used on it is the - correct answer ✅40X
objective.
If a 10 X eyepiece is used with a 45 X objective, the total magnification is - correct
answer ✅450
What is the order of draw of multiple evacuated tubes? - correct answer ✅Blood
culture (aerobic), blood culture (anaerobic), blue, red, green stopper, lavender,
and gray
What are the two general sources of blood for clinical laboratory tests? - correct
answer ✅Peripheral (or capillary) blood and venous blood
Order of draw for capillary specimens: - correct answer ✅Blood gases,
slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers
rated A 2026
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the
use of control specimens. - correct answer ✅Quality control
What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established average value of the
control for 3 days in a row? - correct answer ✅Shift
A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained. - correct
answer ✅Proficiency testing
What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH)
preparations, fern test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients? -
correct answer ✅Provider-performed microscopy (PPM)
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest
priority; organisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they
can be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person, result in high
mortality rates and have the potential for major public health impact. - correct
answer ✅Category A
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are
moderately easy to disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low
mortality rates, and require specific enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic
capacity and enhanced disease surveillance. - correct answer ✅Category B
,AMT MLT Practice test Study Guide
rated A 2026
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and
arenaviruses are classified as - correct answer ✅Category A.
Class C fire extinguishers are used for - correct answer ✅Electric equipment.
OSHA has defined __________ as blood and blood products, contaminated
sharps, pathology waste products, and microbiological waste. - correct answer
✅Infectious waste
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 ___________. - correct answer ✅2013
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called: - correct answer ✅Safety
Data Sheets
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using ____________. -
correct answer ✅Pictograms
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical
interest selectively absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different
wavelengths is - correct answer ✅Spectrophotometry.
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical
manufacturers and suppliers by means of - correct answer ✅Material safety data
sheet (MSDS).
, AMT MLT Practice test Study Guide
rated A 2026
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M
solution of NaOH? - correct answer ✅20 mL
convert Celsius to Fahrenheit? - correct answer ✅9/5 (Celsius degrees number+
32)
The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to
distinguish between living and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is
the - correct answer ✅Flourescent.
The objective that should never have oil used on it is the - correct answer ✅40X
objective.
If a 10 X eyepiece is used with a 45 X objective, the total magnification is - correct
answer ✅450
What is the order of draw of multiple evacuated tubes? - correct answer ✅Blood
culture (aerobic), blood culture (anaerobic), blue, red, green stopper, lavender,
and gray
What are the two general sources of blood for clinical laboratory tests? - correct
answer ✅Peripheral (or capillary) blood and venous blood
Order of draw for capillary specimens: - correct answer ✅Blood gases,
slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers
