Laboratory Animal Technician
certification REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
l. What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States conducts
and supports biomedical research?
a. National Science Foundation ( NSF)
b. National Institutes of Health (NI H)
c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer- b. National Institutes of Health
(NIH); p 11
2.What is an animal use protocol?
a. A deta iled explanation of a research project involving animals
b.The standard operating procedure for animal husbandry
c.A request for money to finance animals used in a research project
d. A description of all animals used in a facility over a 1 year period - Answer- a. A
detailed explanation of a research project involving animals; p 12-1 3
3.What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) do?
a. Review animal use protocols
b. Conduct inspections of animal facilities and reviews institutional animal use programs
at least every 6 months
c. Serve as an information and resource liaison on animal welfare and research
concerns
d. All of the above - Answer- d. All of the above; p 12
4.What is the purpose of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee's (IACUC's)
protocol review?
a. To ensure animal welfare and regulatory compliance
b. To ascertain whether the protocol remains within budgetary guidelines
c. To provide a mechanism for publishing the study results
d. To assure that AAALAC accreditation is maintained - Answer- a. To ensure animal
welfare and regulatory compliance; p 12
5.Which statement regarding the post approval monitoring (PAM) program is TRUE?
a. A post approval monitoring program is mandated by law.
b. A post approval monitoring program is typically under the control of the attending
veterinarian.
c. A post approval monitoring program helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC)-approved procedures are being followed.
d. The staff of the post approval monitoring program decides what punitive actions are
required if deficiencies are noted. - Answer- c. A post approval monitoring program
helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use
, Committee (lACUC)-approved procedures are being followed; p 13
6.A systematic investigation to establish facts is the definition of what term?
a. Hypothesis
b. Protocol
c. Data
d. Research - Answer- d. Research; p 10
7. What is the correct name for the acronym IACUC?
a.Informational Animal Care and Use Committee b.Institutional Animal Care and Use
Council
cInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee
d.Institutional Annual Costs and Use Committee - Answer- c. Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee; p 12
8. What is the name of the paperwork necessary to request research money?
a. Grant application
b. Animal use protocol
c.Request for approval
d.Principal investigator submission - Answer- a. Grant application; p 10
9.What documentation is required before an investigator can begin a study using
animals?
a. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
LaboratoryAnimalCare(AAALAC)accreditation
b.Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval of the animal use
protocol
c. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification
d.All of the above - Answer- b. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (lACUC)
approval of the animal use protocol; p 12
10. Which feature must be provided for nonhuman primates as required by the Animal
Welfare Act(AWA)?
a. An exercise program
b. Psychological enrichment
c. Access to an outdoor area
d. Structures for climbing - Answer- b. Psychological enrichment; p 15
11.What document must an institution have before the Public Health Service (PHS) will
award a grant or contract that involves the use of animals?
a.An approved Animal Welfare Assurance
b. A quality assurance unit
c. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for every routine activity.
D A health certificate from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) -
Answer- a. An approved Animal Welfare Assurance; p 17
certification REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
l. What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States conducts
and supports biomedical research?
a. National Science Foundation ( NSF)
b. National Institutes of Health (NI H)
c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer- b. National Institutes of Health
(NIH); p 11
2.What is an animal use protocol?
a. A deta iled explanation of a research project involving animals
b.The standard operating procedure for animal husbandry
c.A request for money to finance animals used in a research project
d. A description of all animals used in a facility over a 1 year period - Answer- a. A
detailed explanation of a research project involving animals; p 12-1 3
3.What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) do?
a. Review animal use protocols
b. Conduct inspections of animal facilities and reviews institutional animal use programs
at least every 6 months
c. Serve as an information and resource liaison on animal welfare and research
concerns
d. All of the above - Answer- d. All of the above; p 12
4.What is the purpose of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee's (IACUC's)
protocol review?
a. To ensure animal welfare and regulatory compliance
b. To ascertain whether the protocol remains within budgetary guidelines
c. To provide a mechanism for publishing the study results
d. To assure that AAALAC accreditation is maintained - Answer- a. To ensure animal
welfare and regulatory compliance; p 12
5.Which statement regarding the post approval monitoring (PAM) program is TRUE?
a. A post approval monitoring program is mandated by law.
b. A post approval monitoring program is typically under the control of the attending
veterinarian.
c. A post approval monitoring program helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC)-approved procedures are being followed.
d. The staff of the post approval monitoring program decides what punitive actions are
required if deficiencies are noted. - Answer- c. A post approval monitoring program
helps ensure that Institutional Animal Care and Use
, Committee (lACUC)-approved procedures are being followed; p 13
6.A systematic investigation to establish facts is the definition of what term?
a. Hypothesis
b. Protocol
c. Data
d. Research - Answer- d. Research; p 10
7. What is the correct name for the acronym IACUC?
a.Informational Animal Care and Use Committee b.Institutional Animal Care and Use
Council
cInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee
d.Institutional Annual Costs and Use Committee - Answer- c. Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee; p 12
8. What is the name of the paperwork necessary to request research money?
a. Grant application
b. Animal use protocol
c.Request for approval
d.Principal investigator submission - Answer- a. Grant application; p 10
9.What documentation is required before an investigator can begin a study using
animals?
a. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
LaboratoryAnimalCare(AAALAC)accreditation
b.Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval of the animal use
protocol
c. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification
d.All of the above - Answer- b. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (lACUC)
approval of the animal use protocol; p 12
10. Which feature must be provided for nonhuman primates as required by the Animal
Welfare Act(AWA)?
a. An exercise program
b. Psychological enrichment
c. Access to an outdoor area
d. Structures for climbing - Answer- b. Psychological enrichment; p 15
11.What document must an institution have before the Public Health Service (PHS) will
award a grant or contract that involves the use of animals?
a.An approved Animal Welfare Assurance
b. A quality assurance unit
c. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for every routine activity.
D A health certificate from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) -
Answer- a. An approved Animal Welfare Assurance; p 17
