2022/2023 ALAT Certification Study
Questions And Answers
Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the publication that you must read and study
to prepare for the ALAT certification exam. – answer The Guide for the Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals
List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. – answer Assistant
Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT),
Laboratory AnimalTechnologist (LATg)
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians?
–answer Animal Care Panel (ACP)
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name to what? – answer
AmericanAssociation for Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS)
What does the acronym RALAT mean? – answer Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal
Technician
What does the acronym RLAT mean? – answer Registered Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLATg mean? – answer Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist
What does the Principle Investigator do? – answer Plans and coordinates all phases of
theresearch work and prepares the protocol
What is an Animal Use Protocol? – answer A document written by the Principal Investigator
,and approved by the IACUC, that describes and justifies the use of animals for a project
What does the acronym IACUC mean? – answer International Animal Care and Use
Committee
What is the PHS Policy? – answer Federal mandate that covers all live vertebrates used
or intended for use in research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or
forrelated purposes.
According to the Guide and PHS Policy, what document must institutions comply with when
animals are euthanized? – answer AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia
Using 100 mice in a research study instead of 150 could be an example of which of the 3
R's? – answer Reduction
What type of device identifies individuals using distinct characteristics such as fingerprints
or eye structures? – answer Biometric Scanner
What document should be posted throughout the facility, and is consulted and used when
there is an emergency? – answer Contact list
What federal agency enforces the rules and standards for workplace safety?
–answer Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Should a pregnant employee be assigned to work with cats? Why or why not? – answer
No.Cats can carry the microbes that cause toxoplasmosis, which can harm the fetus
List three important factors for personal protection against radiation. – answer
Time;distance; shielding
, What is Toxoplasmosis gondii? - answerA parasite that can be transmitted through cat
feces.
What is a decibel? - answerA unit which measures loudness
What are Material Safety Data Sheets? - answerProvides information on toxicity and
potential side effects, and describes recommended treatment for exposures.
What is zoonosis? - answerDisease that can be transmitted from animals to humans
What is a N95? - answerA respirator mask that protects against airborne particles.
Q-Fever is carried by what animal? - answerSheep (Ovis Aries)
B virus is carried by what animal? - answerMacaque
Toxoplasmosis gondii is carried by what animal? - answerCat (Felis Cattus)
Tuberculosis is carried by what animal? - answerNonhuman primate (NHP)
Who submits the Animal Welfare Assurance of Compliance that the animal research
program meets all relevant regulations and standards? - answerInstitutional Official
What nonprofit organization accredits laboratory animal research programs? -
answerAssociation for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
International (AAALAC)
Questions And Answers
Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the publication that you must read and study
to prepare for the ALAT certification exam. – answer The Guide for the Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals
List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. – answer Assistant
Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT),
Laboratory AnimalTechnologist (LATg)
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians?
–answer Animal Care Panel (ACP)
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name to what? – answer
AmericanAssociation for Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS)
What does the acronym RALAT mean? – answer Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal
Technician
What does the acronym RLAT mean? – answer Registered Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLATg mean? – answer Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist
What does the Principle Investigator do? – answer Plans and coordinates all phases of
theresearch work and prepares the protocol
What is an Animal Use Protocol? – answer A document written by the Principal Investigator
,and approved by the IACUC, that describes and justifies the use of animals for a project
What does the acronym IACUC mean? – answer International Animal Care and Use
Committee
What is the PHS Policy? – answer Federal mandate that covers all live vertebrates used
or intended for use in research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or
forrelated purposes.
According to the Guide and PHS Policy, what document must institutions comply with when
animals are euthanized? – answer AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia
Using 100 mice in a research study instead of 150 could be an example of which of the 3
R's? – answer Reduction
What type of device identifies individuals using distinct characteristics such as fingerprints
or eye structures? – answer Biometric Scanner
What document should be posted throughout the facility, and is consulted and used when
there is an emergency? – answer Contact list
What federal agency enforces the rules and standards for workplace safety?
–answer Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Should a pregnant employee be assigned to work with cats? Why or why not? – answer
No.Cats can carry the microbes that cause toxoplasmosis, which can harm the fetus
List three important factors for personal protection against radiation. – answer
Time;distance; shielding
, What is Toxoplasmosis gondii? - answerA parasite that can be transmitted through cat
feces.
What is a decibel? - answerA unit which measures loudness
What are Material Safety Data Sheets? - answerProvides information on toxicity and
potential side effects, and describes recommended treatment for exposures.
What is zoonosis? - answerDisease that can be transmitted from animals to humans
What is a N95? - answerA respirator mask that protects against airborne particles.
Q-Fever is carried by what animal? - answerSheep (Ovis Aries)
B virus is carried by what animal? - answerMacaque
Toxoplasmosis gondii is carried by what animal? - answerCat (Felis Cattus)
Tuberculosis is carried by what animal? - answerNonhuman primate (NHP)
Who submits the Animal Welfare Assurance of Compliance that the animal research
program meets all relevant regulations and standards? - answerInstitutional Official
What nonprofit organization accredits laboratory animal research programs? -
answerAssociation for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
International (AAALAC)
