ALAT CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM LATEST 2024
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 200 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which of the following species is covered by the Animal Welfare Act?
-Birds bred specifically for research
-Zebrafish
-Mice
-Hamsters - ANSWER- Hamsters
What types of euthanasia methods are listed in the AVMA Guidelines for the
Euthanasia of Animals?
-Suitable, conditionally suitable, and unsuitable methods
-Adequate, acceptable, and inadequate methods
-Acceptable, conditionally acceptable, and unacceptable methods -Approved,
tentative, and unapproved methods - ANSWER- Acceptable, conditionally
acceptable, and unacceptable methods
The PHS Policy covers all live vertebrates used or intended for use in research,
training, experimental purposes and biological testing.
-False
-True - ANSWER- True
,Which document on animal research is reviewed and approved by the Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee?
-Research proposal
-Grant
-Animal use protocol
-Research data report - ANSWER- Animal Use Protocol
What federal agency is responsible for enforcing and administering the Animal
Welfare Regulations?
-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
-Food and Drug Administration
-Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
-AAALAC International - ANSWER- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What is NOT a requirement of the AWA/AWR a researcher must comply with, if
they house covered species?
-Appoint an unaffiliated member to the IACUC.
-Submit an annual report including the number of covered species used.
-Provide dogs with exercise.
-Meet or exceed sanitization standards for both cages and facility. - ANSWER-
Appoint an unaffiliated member to the IACUC.
7. According to the Animal Welfare Regulations, to which official does the
IACUC report?
-The Institutional Official (IO) or Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
-The Chair of the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare or the Area Director
-The Director of the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service or Chief
Inspecting Officer
-The Attending Veterinarian or Facility Director - ANSWER- The Institutional
Official (IO) or Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
,Which agency is responsible for enforcing the Public Health Service Policy on
Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy)?
-Food and Drug
Administration
-Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service
-Office of Laboratory
Animal Welfare
-National Research Council - ANSWER-
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
What is NOT stated as a requirement for compliance with the US Principles for the
Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research and
Training?
-Transportation, use and care of animals should be in accordance with the Animal
Welfare Act.
-Principal investigators should determine where exceptions to these principles are
required and may ignore them if they decide it is a scientific necessity. -Procedures
that cause more than momentary or slight pain must be performed with appropriate
sedation, analgesia and anesthesia.
-Animals that suffer unrelieved pain and distress should be painlessly killed at the
end of the procedure. - ANSWER- Principal investigators should determine where
exceptions to these principles are required and may ignore them if they decide it is
a scientific necessity.
What is the term for the field of study concerned with the philosophical issues
raised by some medical procedures and treatments?
-The 3Rs
-Bioethics
-Animal welfare
-Biotechnology - ANSWER- Bioethics
What is NOT a component of an animal care and use program described in the
Guide?
, -Genotyping procedures
-Euthanasia
-Personnel qualifications
-Animal environment and housing - ANSWER- Genotyping Procedures
Which organization accredits laboratory animal facilities that demonstrate that they
are meeting the standards outlined in the Guide and all federal and local
regulations?
-United States Department of Agriculture
-AAALAC International
-Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
-National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - ANSWER-
AAALAC International
Using the minimum number of animals that will serve a useful purpose, yet yield
statistically sound data and produce scientific benefit demonstrates which 3R's
principle?
-Reconstitution
-Refinement
-Replacement
-Reduction - ANSWER- Reduction
If an incident of animal misuse is not resolved after contacting your supervisor,
you can submit your concerns to whom?
-Institutional Official
-IACUC chair
-CEO
-AVMA - ANSWER- IACUC Chair
What is the common term for the policy that most institutions have to protect an
individual who reports instances of animal abuse or neglect?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 200 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which of the following species is covered by the Animal Welfare Act?
-Birds bred specifically for research
-Zebrafish
-Mice
-Hamsters - ANSWER- Hamsters
What types of euthanasia methods are listed in the AVMA Guidelines for the
Euthanasia of Animals?
-Suitable, conditionally suitable, and unsuitable methods
-Adequate, acceptable, and inadequate methods
-Acceptable, conditionally acceptable, and unacceptable methods -Approved,
tentative, and unapproved methods - ANSWER- Acceptable, conditionally
acceptable, and unacceptable methods
The PHS Policy covers all live vertebrates used or intended for use in research,
training, experimental purposes and biological testing.
-False
-True - ANSWER- True
,Which document on animal research is reviewed and approved by the Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee?
-Research proposal
-Grant
-Animal use protocol
-Research data report - ANSWER- Animal Use Protocol
What federal agency is responsible for enforcing and administering the Animal
Welfare Regulations?
-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
-Food and Drug Administration
-Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
-AAALAC International - ANSWER- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What is NOT a requirement of the AWA/AWR a researcher must comply with, if
they house covered species?
-Appoint an unaffiliated member to the IACUC.
-Submit an annual report including the number of covered species used.
-Provide dogs with exercise.
-Meet or exceed sanitization standards for both cages and facility. - ANSWER-
Appoint an unaffiliated member to the IACUC.
7. According to the Animal Welfare Regulations, to which official does the
IACUC report?
-The Institutional Official (IO) or Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
-The Chair of the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare or the Area Director
-The Director of the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service or Chief
Inspecting Officer
-The Attending Veterinarian or Facility Director - ANSWER- The Institutional
Official (IO) or Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
,Which agency is responsible for enforcing the Public Health Service Policy on
Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy)?
-Food and Drug
Administration
-Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service
-Office of Laboratory
Animal Welfare
-National Research Council - ANSWER-
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
What is NOT stated as a requirement for compliance with the US Principles for the
Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research and
Training?
-Transportation, use and care of animals should be in accordance with the Animal
Welfare Act.
-Principal investigators should determine where exceptions to these principles are
required and may ignore them if they decide it is a scientific necessity. -Procedures
that cause more than momentary or slight pain must be performed with appropriate
sedation, analgesia and anesthesia.
-Animals that suffer unrelieved pain and distress should be painlessly killed at the
end of the procedure. - ANSWER- Principal investigators should determine where
exceptions to these principles are required and may ignore them if they decide it is
a scientific necessity.
What is the term for the field of study concerned with the philosophical issues
raised by some medical procedures and treatments?
-The 3Rs
-Bioethics
-Animal welfare
-Biotechnology - ANSWER- Bioethics
What is NOT a component of an animal care and use program described in the
Guide?
, -Genotyping procedures
-Euthanasia
-Personnel qualifications
-Animal environment and housing - ANSWER- Genotyping Procedures
Which organization accredits laboratory animal facilities that demonstrate that they
are meeting the standards outlined in the Guide and all federal and local
regulations?
-United States Department of Agriculture
-AAALAC International
-Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
-National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - ANSWER-
AAALAC International
Using the minimum number of animals that will serve a useful purpose, yet yield
statistically sound data and produce scientific benefit demonstrates which 3R's
principle?
-Reconstitution
-Refinement
-Replacement
-Reduction - ANSWER- Reduction
If an incident of animal misuse is not resolved after contacting your supervisor,
you can submit your concerns to whom?
-Institutional Official
-IACUC chair
-CEO
-AVMA - ANSWER- IACUC Chair
What is the common term for the policy that most institutions have to protect an
individual who reports instances of animal abuse or neglect?
