LAT LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ 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 .
Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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. . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ 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 .
Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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. . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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 . Andswer: 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
