AMT MLT Practice
test/Study Guide
Questions and Correct
Answers All Verified 2026
QualityBcontrolB-
BAnswerBABprocessBthatBmonitorsBtheBaccuracyBandBreproducibilityBofBresultsBthroug
hBtheBuseBofBcontrolBspecimens.
ShiftB-
BAnswerBWhatBdemonstratesBanBabruptBchangeBfromBtheBestablishedBaverageBvalueB
ofBtheBcontrolBforB3BdaysBinBaBrow?
ProficiencyBtestingB-
BAnswerBABmeansBbyBwhichBqualityBcontrolBbetweenBlaboratoriesBisBmaintained.
Provider-performedBmicroscopyB(PPM)B-
BAnswerBWhatBareBspecificBmicroscopicBtestsB(wetBmounts,BpotassiumBhydroxideB(KO
H)Bpreparations,BfernBtest)BperformedBbyBaBphysicianBforBhisBorBherBownBpatients?
CategoryBAB-
BAnswerBWhatBcategoryBofBbioterrorismBagentsBhasBtheBfollowingBcharacteristics?
PathogensBthatBareBrarelyBseenBinBtheBUnitedBStates,BtheseBagentsBhaveBtheBhighest
Bpriority;BorganismsBinBthisBcategoryBposeBaBriskBtoBnationalBsecurityBbecauseBtheyBc
anBbeBeasilyBdisseminatedBorBtransmittedBfromBpersonBtoBperson,BresultBinBhighBmor
talityBratesBandBhaveBtheBpotentialBforBmajorBpublicBhealthBimpact.
CategoryBBB-
BAnswerBWhatBcategoryBofBbioterrorismBagentsBhasBtheBfollowingBcharacteristics?
TheseBagentsBhaveBtheBsecondBhighestBpriorityBandBincludeBpathogensBthatBareBmod
eratelyBeasyBtoBdisseminate,BresultsBinBmoderateBmorbidityBratesBandBlowBmortalityBr
,ates,BandBrequireBspecificBenhancementsBofBtheBCDC'sBdiagnosticBcapacityBandBenhan
cedBdiseaseBsurveillance.
CategoryBA.B-
BAnswerBAgentsBanthrax,Bbotulism,Bplague,Bsmallpox,Btularemia,Bfiloviruses,BandBaren
avirusesBareBclassifiedBas
ElectricBequipment.B-BAnswerBClassBCBfireBextinguishersBareBusedBfor
InfectiousBwasteB-
BAnswerBOSHABhasBdefinedB__________BasBbloodBandBbloodBproducts,Bcontaminated
Bsharps,BpathologyBwasteBproducts,BandBmicrobiologicalBwaste.
2013B-
BAnswerBAllBemployeesBwhoBworkBwithBhazardousBchemicalsBwillBbeBrequiredBtoBbe
BtrainedBaboutBtheBnewBlabelsBandBtheBelementsBofBtheBSafetyBDataBSheetB(SDS)Bby
BDecemberB1BofB___________.
SafetyBDataBSheetsB-BAnswerBMaterialBSafetyBDataBSheetsB(MSDSs)BareBnowBcalled:
PictogramsB-
BAnswerBTheBGHSBbringsBwithBitBaBnewBchemicalBlabelingBstandardBusingB_________
___.
Spectrophotometry.B-
BAnswerBTheBchemistryBmethodologyBthatBisBbasedBonBtheBfactBthatBsubstancesBofBc
linicalBinterestBselectivelyBabsorbBorBemitBelectromagneticBenergyBatBdifferentBwavele
ngthsBis
MaterialBsafetyBdataBsheetB(MSDS).B-
BAnswerBReferenceBmaterialsBaboutBtheBindividualBchemicalBareBprovidedBbyBallBche
micalBmanufacturersBandBsuppliersBbyBmeansBof
, 20BmLB-
BAnswerBHowBmanyBmillilitersB(mL)BofB0.25MBNaOHBareBneededBtoBmakeB100BmLBo
fBaB0.05BMBsolutionBofBNaOH?
9/5B(CelsiusBdegreesBnumber+B32)B-BAnswerBconvertBCelsiusBtoBFahrenheit?
Flourescent.B-
BAnswerBTheBmicroscopeBcommonlyBusedBinBcellularBbiologyBthatBhasBtheBabilityBtoB
distinguishBbetweenBlivingBandBdeadBcellsBandBmonitorBactivityBwithinBlivingBcellsBisB
the
40XBobjective.B-BAnswerBTheBobjectiveBthatBshouldBneverBhaveBoilBusedBonBitBisBthe
450B-
BAnswerBIfBaB10BXBeyepieceBisBusedBwithBaB45BXBobjective,BtheBtotalBmagnificationB
is
BloodBcultureB(aerobic),BbloodBcultureB(anaerobic),Bblue,Bred,BgreenBstopper,Blavender,
BandBgrayB-BAnswerBWhatBisBtheBorderBofBdrawBofBmultipleBevacuatedBtubes?
PeripheralB(orBcapillary)BbloodBandBvenousBbloodB-
BAnswerBWhatBareBtheBtwoBgeneralBsourcesBofBbloodBforBclinicalBlaboratoryBtests?
BloodBgases,Bslides/smear,BEDTABtubes,BotherBadditiveBminicontainers,BandBserumBcon
tainersB-BAnswerBOrderBofBdrawBforBcapillaryBspecimens:
aBhematoma.B-
BAnswerBFailureBtoBapplyBsufficientBpressureBtoBtheBvenipunctureBsiteBcouldBresultBin
.BHemolyzedBspecimensB-
BAnswerBWhatBwouldBcauseBtheBconstituents,BincludingBenzymesBacidBphosphatase,Bl
test/Study Guide
Questions and Correct
Answers All Verified 2026
QualityBcontrolB-
BAnswerBABprocessBthatBmonitorsBtheBaccuracyBandBreproducibilityBofBresultsBthroug
hBtheBuseBofBcontrolBspecimens.
ShiftB-
BAnswerBWhatBdemonstratesBanBabruptBchangeBfromBtheBestablishedBaverageBvalueB
ofBtheBcontrolBforB3BdaysBinBaBrow?
ProficiencyBtestingB-
BAnswerBABmeansBbyBwhichBqualityBcontrolBbetweenBlaboratoriesBisBmaintained.
Provider-performedBmicroscopyB(PPM)B-
BAnswerBWhatBareBspecificBmicroscopicBtestsB(wetBmounts,BpotassiumBhydroxideB(KO
H)Bpreparations,BfernBtest)BperformedBbyBaBphysicianBforBhisBorBherBownBpatients?
CategoryBAB-
BAnswerBWhatBcategoryBofBbioterrorismBagentsBhasBtheBfollowingBcharacteristics?
PathogensBthatBareBrarelyBseenBinBtheBUnitedBStates,BtheseBagentsBhaveBtheBhighest
Bpriority;BorganismsBinBthisBcategoryBposeBaBriskBtoBnationalBsecurityBbecauseBtheyBc
anBbeBeasilyBdisseminatedBorBtransmittedBfromBpersonBtoBperson,BresultBinBhighBmor
talityBratesBandBhaveBtheBpotentialBforBmajorBpublicBhealthBimpact.
CategoryBBB-
BAnswerBWhatBcategoryBofBbioterrorismBagentsBhasBtheBfollowingBcharacteristics?
TheseBagentsBhaveBtheBsecondBhighestBpriorityBandBincludeBpathogensBthatBareBmod
eratelyBeasyBtoBdisseminate,BresultsBinBmoderateBmorbidityBratesBandBlowBmortalityBr
,ates,BandBrequireBspecificBenhancementsBofBtheBCDC'sBdiagnosticBcapacityBandBenhan
cedBdiseaseBsurveillance.
CategoryBA.B-
BAnswerBAgentsBanthrax,Bbotulism,Bplague,Bsmallpox,Btularemia,Bfiloviruses,BandBaren
avirusesBareBclassifiedBas
ElectricBequipment.B-BAnswerBClassBCBfireBextinguishersBareBusedBfor
InfectiousBwasteB-
BAnswerBOSHABhasBdefinedB__________BasBbloodBandBbloodBproducts,Bcontaminated
Bsharps,BpathologyBwasteBproducts,BandBmicrobiologicalBwaste.
2013B-
BAnswerBAllBemployeesBwhoBworkBwithBhazardousBchemicalsBwillBbeBrequiredBtoBbe
BtrainedBaboutBtheBnewBlabelsBandBtheBelementsBofBtheBSafetyBDataBSheetB(SDS)Bby
BDecemberB1BofB___________.
SafetyBDataBSheetsB-BAnswerBMaterialBSafetyBDataBSheetsB(MSDSs)BareBnowBcalled:
PictogramsB-
BAnswerBTheBGHSBbringsBwithBitBaBnewBchemicalBlabelingBstandardBusingB_________
___.
Spectrophotometry.B-
BAnswerBTheBchemistryBmethodologyBthatBisBbasedBonBtheBfactBthatBsubstancesBofBc
linicalBinterestBselectivelyBabsorbBorBemitBelectromagneticBenergyBatBdifferentBwavele
ngthsBis
MaterialBsafetyBdataBsheetB(MSDS).B-
BAnswerBReferenceBmaterialsBaboutBtheBindividualBchemicalBareBprovidedBbyBallBche
micalBmanufacturersBandBsuppliersBbyBmeansBof
, 20BmLB-
BAnswerBHowBmanyBmillilitersB(mL)BofB0.25MBNaOHBareBneededBtoBmakeB100BmLBo
fBaB0.05BMBsolutionBofBNaOH?
9/5B(CelsiusBdegreesBnumber+B32)B-BAnswerBconvertBCelsiusBtoBFahrenheit?
Flourescent.B-
BAnswerBTheBmicroscopeBcommonlyBusedBinBcellularBbiologyBthatBhasBtheBabilityBtoB
distinguishBbetweenBlivingBandBdeadBcellsBandBmonitorBactivityBwithinBlivingBcellsBisB
the
40XBobjective.B-BAnswerBTheBobjectiveBthatBshouldBneverBhaveBoilBusedBonBitBisBthe
450B-
BAnswerBIfBaB10BXBeyepieceBisBusedBwithBaB45BXBobjective,BtheBtotalBmagnificationB
is
BloodBcultureB(aerobic),BbloodBcultureB(anaerobic),Bblue,Bred,BgreenBstopper,Blavender,
BandBgrayB-BAnswerBWhatBisBtheBorderBofBdrawBofBmultipleBevacuatedBtubes?
PeripheralB(orBcapillary)BbloodBandBvenousBbloodB-
BAnswerBWhatBareBtheBtwoBgeneralBsourcesBofBbloodBforBclinicalBlaboratoryBtests?
BloodBgases,Bslides/smear,BEDTABtubes,BotherBadditiveBminicontainers,BandBserumBcon
tainersB-BAnswerBOrderBofBdrawBforBcapillaryBspecimens:
aBhematoma.B-
BAnswerBFailureBtoBapplyBsufficientBpressureBtoBtheBvenipunctureBsiteBcouldBresultBin
.BHemolyzedBspecimensB-
BAnswerBWhatBwouldBcauseBtheBconstituents,BincludingBenzymesBacidBphosphatase,Bl