AALAS LAT Exam Test Bank 2026 | Laboratory Animal
Technician | American Association for Laboratory
Animal Science | Questions and Correct Answers |
Updated Version
Which of the following describes what a facility must do to comply with the
Animal Welfare Act (AWA)?
a. Animal Welfare Assurance
b. Public Health Service Policy
c. Animal Welfare Regulations
d. Ag Guide ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Animal Welfare Regulations
What is a quality assurance unit responsible for ensuring compliance with?
a. Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR)
b. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
c. The Guide
d. Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------d. Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations
Which of the following is NOT required by Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
a. An Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) review of all protocols
b. At least three Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members
c. An animal program review every 6 months
,d. The use of the Guide for all animal use programs receiving federal research
funds ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. At least three Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members
What are the two federal agencies that require compliance with the Good
Laboratory Practice (GLPs) Regulations?
a. Food and Drug Administration & United States Agricultural Department
b. National Institutes of Health & National Science Foundation
c. National Science Foundation & Food and Drug Administration
d. Environmental Protection Agency & Food and Drug Administration ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Environmental Protection Agency & Food and
Drug Administration
How often does the Guide specify that the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC) review the entire animal care and use program including an
inspection?
a. Every 6 months
b. At least once a year
c. Once every 2 years
d. No less than every 3 years ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. At least
once a year
What is the agreement from a research institution outlining how it complies with
the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
,a. Animal Welfare Assurance
b. Animal Use Protocol
c. Standard Operating Procedure
d. Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) agreement ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---a. Animal Welfare Assurance
What document is published by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research and
gives guidance on creating and implementing an institutional occupational health
and safety program?
a. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
b. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
c. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
d. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and
Use of Research Animals
What organization is responsible for monitoring compliance with Public Health
Service (PHS) Policy? a. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------b. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
, According to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations, what are the
observations, measurements, and specimens related to a study called?
a. Quality assurance
b. Raw data
c. Compliance material
d. Results ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Raw data
Which animal is covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Animal Welfare
Regulations (AWR)?
a. Birds
b. Horses not used for research purposes
c. Mice of the genus Mus bred for use in research
d. Wild mice ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Wild mice
Which feature is required to be provided for dogs by the Animal Welfare Act
(AWA)? a. An exercise program
b. Psychological enrichment
c. Access to an outdoor area
d. Structures for climbing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. An exercise
program
Which animals below are covered under the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
a. All vertebrate animals
Technician | American Association for Laboratory
Animal Science | Questions and Correct Answers |
Updated Version
Which of the following describes what a facility must do to comply with the
Animal Welfare Act (AWA)?
a. Animal Welfare Assurance
b. Public Health Service Policy
c. Animal Welfare Regulations
d. Ag Guide ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Animal Welfare Regulations
What is a quality assurance unit responsible for ensuring compliance with?
a. Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR)
b. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
c. The Guide
d. Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------d. Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations
Which of the following is NOT required by Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
a. An Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) review of all protocols
b. At least three Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members
c. An animal program review every 6 months
,d. The use of the Guide for all animal use programs receiving federal research
funds ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. At least three Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members
What are the two federal agencies that require compliance with the Good
Laboratory Practice (GLPs) Regulations?
a. Food and Drug Administration & United States Agricultural Department
b. National Institutes of Health & National Science Foundation
c. National Science Foundation & Food and Drug Administration
d. Environmental Protection Agency & Food and Drug Administration ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Environmental Protection Agency & Food and
Drug Administration
How often does the Guide specify that the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC) review the entire animal care and use program including an
inspection?
a. Every 6 months
b. At least once a year
c. Once every 2 years
d. No less than every 3 years ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. At least
once a year
What is the agreement from a research institution outlining how it complies with
the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
,a. Animal Welfare Assurance
b. Animal Use Protocol
c. Standard Operating Procedure
d. Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) agreement ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---a. Animal Welfare Assurance
What document is published by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research and
gives guidance on creating and implementing an institutional occupational health
and safety program?
a. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
b. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
c. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
d. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and
Use of Research Animals
What organization is responsible for monitoring compliance with Public Health
Service (PHS) Policy? a. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------b. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
, According to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations, what are the
observations, measurements, and specimens related to a study called?
a. Quality assurance
b. Raw data
c. Compliance material
d. Results ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Raw data
Which animal is covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Animal Welfare
Regulations (AWR)?
a. Birds
b. Horses not used for research purposes
c. Mice of the genus Mus bred for use in research
d. Wild mice ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Wild mice
Which feature is required to be provided for dogs by the Animal Welfare Act
(AWA)? a. An exercise program
b. Psychological enrichment
c. Access to an outdoor area
d. Structures for climbing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. An exercise
program
Which animals below are covered under the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
a. All vertebrate animals
