Chapter 01
1. According to a survey conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the exotic species most often
kept as a pet in the United States is: [Multiple Choice]
a. rabbits.
b. turtles.
c. fish. ✔
d. guinea pigs.
ANS: C
There were 7,738,000 fish in the United States but only 1,408,000 rabbits, 1,320,000 turtles, and 847,000 guinea
pigs.
2. The individuals assigned to the IACUC are appointed by: [Multiple Choice]
a. the researchers within the facility.
b. chief executive officer (CEO) of the facility. ✔
c. the staff veterinarian.
d. the USDA.
ANS: B
The individuals assigned to the IACUC are appointed by the CEO of the facility. The researchers, veterinarian, and
USDA do not have a say in who is appointed.
3. A wild animal is brought into a clinic for emergency treatment. Once the animal is stabilized the veterinarian
should: [Multiple Choice]
a. release the animal to the person who brought it into the practice.
b. transfer the animal to a licensed rehabilitator as soon as possible. ✔
c. return the animal to nature and let nature take its course.
d. keep the animal until it fully recovers.
ANS: B
The veterinarian should transfer the animal to a licensed rehabilitator as soon as possible. The animal should
never be released back to the person who brought it into the practice, be returned to nature until it has been
rehabilitated, or be kept in the practice until it fully recovers.
,4. Which type of regulations apply to both animal and nonanimal studies and mandate specific requirements for
personnel training, record keeping, and quality assurance? [Multiple Choice]
a. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
b. Good Clinical Practices (GCP)
c. Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) ✔
d. Animal Use Protocols
ANS: C
GLP are regulations that apply to both animal and nonanimal studies and mandate specific requirements for
personnel training, record keeping, and quality assurance. An SOP is a step-by-step description of all scientific and
husbandry procedures. GCP is the practice of keeping good clinical records, and an Animal Use Statement
describes the research protocol.
5. Which agency can request that specific animal safety testing be conducted and remove products from the
market or restrict use if the safety of the product cannot be adequately determined? [Multiple Choice]
a. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
b. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ✔
c. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
d. The USDA
ANS: B
The EPA can request that specific animal safety testing be conducted and remove products from the market or
restrict use if the safety of the product cannot be adequately determined. The FDA enforces a number of laws
designed to protect the health and safety of the general public. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act mandates that
manufacturers of products provide documentation that their products are safe when used in the customary way.
The USDA is authorized by law to enforce the animal welfare regulations.
6. Dietary factors can have an effect on an animal and predispose it to diseases. Which of the following are
dietary factors? [Multiple Choice]
a. Temperature, humidity, lighting, and noise
b. Species, age, gender, and heredity
c. Food and water quality and food and water container sanitation ✔
d. Surgery, restraint, and drug effects
ANS: C
,Food and water quality as well as food and water container sanitation are dietary factors. Examples of intrinsic
factors are species, age, gender, and heredity. These are factors that cannot be changed or altered. Temperature,
humidity, lighting, and noise are examples of extrinsic factors. Surgery, restraint, and drug effects are examples of
experimental factors.
7. Which agency inspects research facilities on an annual basis? [Multiple Choice]
a. APHIS ✔
b. USDA
c. REAC
d. IACUC
ANS: A
APHIS inspects facilities on an annual basis. The USDA is authorized by law to enforce animal welfare regulations.
REAC has the authority to enforce penalties for violations of the AWA. IACUC is an institutional committee that is
responsible for all aspects of animal use, education, health, and compliance with the laws and regulations.
8. Which species is covered under the AWA? [Multiple Choice]
a. Snakes
b. Fish
c. Rats
d. Rabbits ✔
ANS: D
Rabbits are the only species list that is currently addressed in the AWA. Rats are exempt from these regulations
and cold-blooded animals have not been addressed in the AWA.
9. Extrinsic predisposing factors are: [Multiple Choice]
a. temperature, humidity, lighting, and noise. ✔
b. species, age, gender, and heredity.
c. food and water quality and food and water container sanitation.
d. surgery, restraint, and drug effects.
ANS: A
Temperature, humidity, lighting, and noise are examples of extrinsic factors. These factors can be altered and
affect the animal?s health. Examples of intrinsic factors are species, age, gender, and heredity. These are factors
, that cannot be changed or altered. Food and water quality as well as food and water container sanitation are
dietary factors. Surgery, restraint, and drug effects are examples of experimental factors.
10. Which of the following applies to the use of farm animals used in nonbiomedical research protocols? [Multiple
Choice]
a. AWA
b. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
c. The Animal Use Protocol
d. The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching ✔
ANS: D
The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching applies to the use of farm
animals in nonbiomedical research protocols. The AWA is the federal statute that governs the sale, handling,
transport, and use of animals. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals is the primary reference for
all animal care and use in research facilities. The Animal Use Protocol is a specific protocol designed and written
for each study using animals.
11. The CITES of Wild Fauna and Flora would categorize an exotic animal that is not on the threatened species list
into which of the following? [Multiple Choice]
a. Appendix I
b. Appendix II ✔
c. Appendix III
d. Appendix IV
ANS: B
Appendix II is for animals that are not currently threatened and commercial trade is allowed with special permits.
An animal that is near extinction would fall into Appendix I. Appendix III is for animals that are protected by at
least one country that is asking for help in protecting the species. There is no Appendix IV.
12. An individual who firmly believes that animal research should never be done no matter what the purpose or
value would be a member of which group? [Multiple Choice]
a. Animal use group
b. Animal exploitation group
c. Animal control group
d. Animal rights group ✔
1. According to a survey conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the exotic species most often
kept as a pet in the United States is: [Multiple Choice]
a. rabbits.
b. turtles.
c. fish. ✔
d. guinea pigs.
ANS: C
There were 7,738,000 fish in the United States but only 1,408,000 rabbits, 1,320,000 turtles, and 847,000 guinea
pigs.
2. The individuals assigned to the IACUC are appointed by: [Multiple Choice]
a. the researchers within the facility.
b. chief executive officer (CEO) of the facility. ✔
c. the staff veterinarian.
d. the USDA.
ANS: B
The individuals assigned to the IACUC are appointed by the CEO of the facility. The researchers, veterinarian, and
USDA do not have a say in who is appointed.
3. A wild animal is brought into a clinic for emergency treatment. Once the animal is stabilized the veterinarian
should: [Multiple Choice]
a. release the animal to the person who brought it into the practice.
b. transfer the animal to a licensed rehabilitator as soon as possible. ✔
c. return the animal to nature and let nature take its course.
d. keep the animal until it fully recovers.
ANS: B
The veterinarian should transfer the animal to a licensed rehabilitator as soon as possible. The animal should
never be released back to the person who brought it into the practice, be returned to nature until it has been
rehabilitated, or be kept in the practice until it fully recovers.
,4. Which type of regulations apply to both animal and nonanimal studies and mandate specific requirements for
personnel training, record keeping, and quality assurance? [Multiple Choice]
a. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
b. Good Clinical Practices (GCP)
c. Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) ✔
d. Animal Use Protocols
ANS: C
GLP are regulations that apply to both animal and nonanimal studies and mandate specific requirements for
personnel training, record keeping, and quality assurance. An SOP is a step-by-step description of all scientific and
husbandry procedures. GCP is the practice of keeping good clinical records, and an Animal Use Statement
describes the research protocol.
5. Which agency can request that specific animal safety testing be conducted and remove products from the
market or restrict use if the safety of the product cannot be adequately determined? [Multiple Choice]
a. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
b. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ✔
c. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
d. The USDA
ANS: B
The EPA can request that specific animal safety testing be conducted and remove products from the market or
restrict use if the safety of the product cannot be adequately determined. The FDA enforces a number of laws
designed to protect the health and safety of the general public. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act mandates that
manufacturers of products provide documentation that their products are safe when used in the customary way.
The USDA is authorized by law to enforce the animal welfare regulations.
6. Dietary factors can have an effect on an animal and predispose it to diseases. Which of the following are
dietary factors? [Multiple Choice]
a. Temperature, humidity, lighting, and noise
b. Species, age, gender, and heredity
c. Food and water quality and food and water container sanitation ✔
d. Surgery, restraint, and drug effects
ANS: C
,Food and water quality as well as food and water container sanitation are dietary factors. Examples of intrinsic
factors are species, age, gender, and heredity. These are factors that cannot be changed or altered. Temperature,
humidity, lighting, and noise are examples of extrinsic factors. Surgery, restraint, and drug effects are examples of
experimental factors.
7. Which agency inspects research facilities on an annual basis? [Multiple Choice]
a. APHIS ✔
b. USDA
c. REAC
d. IACUC
ANS: A
APHIS inspects facilities on an annual basis. The USDA is authorized by law to enforce animal welfare regulations.
REAC has the authority to enforce penalties for violations of the AWA. IACUC is an institutional committee that is
responsible for all aspects of animal use, education, health, and compliance with the laws and regulations.
8. Which species is covered under the AWA? [Multiple Choice]
a. Snakes
b. Fish
c. Rats
d. Rabbits ✔
ANS: D
Rabbits are the only species list that is currently addressed in the AWA. Rats are exempt from these regulations
and cold-blooded animals have not been addressed in the AWA.
9. Extrinsic predisposing factors are: [Multiple Choice]
a. temperature, humidity, lighting, and noise. ✔
b. species, age, gender, and heredity.
c. food and water quality and food and water container sanitation.
d. surgery, restraint, and drug effects.
ANS: A
Temperature, humidity, lighting, and noise are examples of extrinsic factors. These factors can be altered and
affect the animal?s health. Examples of intrinsic factors are species, age, gender, and heredity. These are factors
, that cannot be changed or altered. Food and water quality as well as food and water container sanitation are
dietary factors. Surgery, restraint, and drug effects are examples of experimental factors.
10. Which of the following applies to the use of farm animals used in nonbiomedical research protocols? [Multiple
Choice]
a. AWA
b. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
c. The Animal Use Protocol
d. The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching ✔
ANS: D
The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching applies to the use of farm
animals in nonbiomedical research protocols. The AWA is the federal statute that governs the sale, handling,
transport, and use of animals. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals is the primary reference for
all animal care and use in research facilities. The Animal Use Protocol is a specific protocol designed and written
for each study using animals.
11. The CITES of Wild Fauna and Flora would categorize an exotic animal that is not on the threatened species list
into which of the following? [Multiple Choice]
a. Appendix I
b. Appendix II ✔
c. Appendix III
d. Appendix IV
ANS: B
Appendix II is for animals that are not currently threatened and commercial trade is allowed with special permits.
An animal that is near extinction would fall into Appendix I. Appendix III is for animals that are protected by at
least one country that is asking for help in protecting the species. There is no Appendix IV.
12. An individual who firmly believes that animal research should never be done no matter what the purpose or
value would be a member of which group? [Multiple Choice]
a. Animal use group
b. Animal exploitation group
c. Animal control group
d. Animal rights group ✔
