ALAT Certification Study Questions and answers Latest 2024/25 RATED A+

ALAT Certification Study Questions and
answers Latest 2024/25 RATED A+
A 4 kg cat weighs how many pounds? - Correct Answers 8.8 pounds
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A common condition in salamanders where they remain in their aquatic larval form with
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persistent gills throughout their entire life is called? - Correct Answers Neoteny
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ll A female cat is called what? - Correct Answers Queen
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ll A female dog is called what? - Correct Answers Bitch
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ll A female ferret is called? - Correct Answers A Jill
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ll A female goat is called what? - Correct Answers Doe
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ll A female guinea pig is called what? - Correct Answers Sow
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ll A female sheep is called what? - Correct Answers Ewe
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ll A kilogram is approximately equal to how many pounds? - Correct Answers 2.2 pounds
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ll A male cat is called what? - Correct Answers Tom
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ll A male dog is called what? - Correct Answers Dog
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ll A male ferret is called? - Correct Answers A hob
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ll A male goat is called what? - Correct Answers Buck
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ll A male guinea pig is called what? - Correct Answers buck
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ll A male sheep is called what? - Correct Answers Ram
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According to the Guide and PHS Policy, what document must institutions comply with
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when animals are euthanized? - Correct Answers AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia
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Adult sheep may consume up to how many gallon(s) of water a day? - Correct Answers 1
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Amphibian cages should be routinely rinsed a few hours after what? - Correct Answers
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, An animal technician should assess the health of all animals under his/her care during
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what part of the day? - Correct Answers Early in the morning
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An unusual behavior that may be noticed in approximately 20% of gerbils is what? -
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Correct Answers Seizures
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Animals on a fluid regulation protocol should have their body weights recorded at least
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how often? - Correct Answers Once a week
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ll B virus is carried by what animal? - Correct Answers Macaque
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Beyond food, water, shelter, and healthcare requirements, to comply with the Animal
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Welfare Act, what must be provided to dogs in a laboratory animal research facility? -
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Correct Answers Opportunities for exercise
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Brown fat - Correct Answers A special fat that is found in newborns and some young adult
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animals that can be metabolized very rapidly to provide heat to increase or maintain body
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Clean rodent barrier rooms should be ventilated with what type of pressure towards the
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hallway? - Correct Answers Positive pressure
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Euthanasia is listed in the AVMA Report as "Acceptable IV", this means what? - Correct
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Answers It is the preferred method of administering the drug.
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Every six months , a female cat will have several periods of estruses, which may last 3-6
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days, reproductively she is said to be what?: - Correct Answers Seasonally polyestrus
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ll Fomite - Correct Answers A non-living material that can transmit a disease.
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Guinea Pigs are used in a number of infectious disease studies, but they are especially
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useful in the study of what disease? - Correct Answers Tuberculosis
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ll Guinea pigs cannot synthesize what vitamin? - Correct Answers Vitamin C
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How does The Guide describe a Policy? - Correct Answers A practical statement of
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ll How long is the gestation period for rabbits? - Correct Answers 1 month
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ll How many compartments are in a ruminant stomach? - Correct Answers Four
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How many weeks are mice and rats gestation periods? - Correct Answers 3 weeks (21
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