ALAT CORE REVIEW ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔Which device is used to restrain groups of cattle?
A)Canvas slings or restraint drapes
B)Crank-cage mechanisms
C)V-shaped chutes
D)Pens with shock bars - ✔✔C)V-shaped chutes
✔✔In which of the following situations should a technician wear an N95-type respirator
to prevent exposure to the organism that causes Q-fever?
A)While trimming sheep hooves
B)While clipping wool or other routine grooming
C)When assisting a ewe during lambing
D)When cleaning sheep urine and feces - ✔✔C)When assisting a ewe during lambing
✔✔What breed of goat has long, hanging ears?
A)Nubian
B)Saanan
C)La Mancha
D)Toggenburg - ✔✔A)Nubian
✔✔What are the 3 main groups of non-human primates? - ✔✔prosimians, New World
monkeys, Old World monkeys
✔✔The number of NHPs used in research is very small, representing about _____ of all
laboratory animals used in the United States.
A)2%
,B)1.5%
C)0.8%
D)0.33% - ✔✔D)0.33%
✔✔Nonhuman primates that originate in South and Central America are referred to as
what type of monkeys?
A)Prosimians
B)Old World monkeys
C)New Age monkeys
D)New World monkeys - ✔✔D)New World monkeys
✔✔Macaca mulatta - ✔✔rhesus macaque
✔✔Macaca fascicularis - ✔✔cynomolgus monkey
✔✔Macaca arctoides - ✔✔stumptail macaque
✔✔Papio sp. - ✔✔baboons
✔✔Pan sp. - ✔✔chimpanzees
✔✔Gorilla sp. - ✔✔gorilla
✔✔Pongo sp. - ✔✔orangutans
✔✔Saimiri sp. - ✔✔squirrel monkey
✔✔Aotus sp. - ✔✔owl monkey
✔✔Sanguinus sp. - ✔✔tamarins
✔✔Leontophithecus sp. - ✔✔tamarins
✔✔Cebus sp. - ✔✔Capuchins
✔✔Callithrix sp. - ✔✔Marmosets
✔✔What is the scientific name for the genus of squirrel monkeys?
A)Cebus
B)Saimiri
C)Aotus
D)Callithrix - ✔✔B)Saimiri
, ✔✔When it comes to the difference between NWP and OWP, NWP have a _________
and _______ vs OWP have _____ and _____ - ✔✔broad, flat nose, prehensile tails vs
narrow nostrils, cheek pouches
✔✔What is the gestation period for a rhesus? - ✔✔159-169 days
✔✔Old World female monkeys have menstrual cycles, instead of estrous cycles
A)True
B)False - ✔✔A)True
✔✔What must be used when handling NHPs? - ✔✔PPE
✔✔Macaques and cynomolgus monkeys can carry the _____________ which can be
fatal to humans - ✔✔Herpes B virus
✔✔What are the two different types of identification you can find on a NHP? -
✔✔Tattoos and collar with tag
✔✔Uneaten feed and fecal wastes are generally washed down drains _______ -
✔✔twice daily
✔✔NHP cages must be sanitized every ________ - ✔✔two weeks
✔✔Just like guinea pigs what are NHPs unable to produce within their diet? -
✔✔Vitamin C
✔✔Why should feed 90 days past the milling date not be given to NHPs? - ✔✔they
could develop scurvy
✔✔Which two vitamins do New World monkeys need supplied in their diet?
A)C and D
B)A and E
C)K and B12
D)B6 and E - ✔✔A) C and D
✔✔What does the AWA stipulate that programs using NHPs put into place?
A)An occupational health program to protect workers from B virus
B)A program to "reduce the overall use of NHPs in biomedical research"
C)A plan for daily exercise outside the housing cage
SET A+
✔✔Which device is used to restrain groups of cattle?
A)Canvas slings or restraint drapes
B)Crank-cage mechanisms
C)V-shaped chutes
D)Pens with shock bars - ✔✔C)V-shaped chutes
✔✔In which of the following situations should a technician wear an N95-type respirator
to prevent exposure to the organism that causes Q-fever?
A)While trimming sheep hooves
B)While clipping wool or other routine grooming
C)When assisting a ewe during lambing
D)When cleaning sheep urine and feces - ✔✔C)When assisting a ewe during lambing
✔✔What breed of goat has long, hanging ears?
A)Nubian
B)Saanan
C)La Mancha
D)Toggenburg - ✔✔A)Nubian
✔✔What are the 3 main groups of non-human primates? - ✔✔prosimians, New World
monkeys, Old World monkeys
✔✔The number of NHPs used in research is very small, representing about _____ of all
laboratory animals used in the United States.
A)2%
,B)1.5%
C)0.8%
D)0.33% - ✔✔D)0.33%
✔✔Nonhuman primates that originate in South and Central America are referred to as
what type of monkeys?
A)Prosimians
B)Old World monkeys
C)New Age monkeys
D)New World monkeys - ✔✔D)New World monkeys
✔✔Macaca mulatta - ✔✔rhesus macaque
✔✔Macaca fascicularis - ✔✔cynomolgus monkey
✔✔Macaca arctoides - ✔✔stumptail macaque
✔✔Papio sp. - ✔✔baboons
✔✔Pan sp. - ✔✔chimpanzees
✔✔Gorilla sp. - ✔✔gorilla
✔✔Pongo sp. - ✔✔orangutans
✔✔Saimiri sp. - ✔✔squirrel monkey
✔✔Aotus sp. - ✔✔owl monkey
✔✔Sanguinus sp. - ✔✔tamarins
✔✔Leontophithecus sp. - ✔✔tamarins
✔✔Cebus sp. - ✔✔Capuchins
✔✔Callithrix sp. - ✔✔Marmosets
✔✔What is the scientific name for the genus of squirrel monkeys?
A)Cebus
B)Saimiri
C)Aotus
D)Callithrix - ✔✔B)Saimiri
, ✔✔When it comes to the difference between NWP and OWP, NWP have a _________
and _______ vs OWP have _____ and _____ - ✔✔broad, flat nose, prehensile tails vs
narrow nostrils, cheek pouches
✔✔What is the gestation period for a rhesus? - ✔✔159-169 days
✔✔Old World female monkeys have menstrual cycles, instead of estrous cycles
A)True
B)False - ✔✔A)True
✔✔What must be used when handling NHPs? - ✔✔PPE
✔✔Macaques and cynomolgus monkeys can carry the _____________ which can be
fatal to humans - ✔✔Herpes B virus
✔✔What are the two different types of identification you can find on a NHP? -
✔✔Tattoos and collar with tag
✔✔Uneaten feed and fecal wastes are generally washed down drains _______ -
✔✔twice daily
✔✔NHP cages must be sanitized every ________ - ✔✔two weeks
✔✔Just like guinea pigs what are NHPs unable to produce within their diet? -
✔✔Vitamin C
✔✔Why should feed 90 days past the milling date not be given to NHPs? - ✔✔they
could develop scurvy
✔✔Which two vitamins do New World monkeys need supplied in their diet?
A)C and D
B)A and E
C)K and B12
D)B6 and E - ✔✔A) C and D
✔✔What does the AWA stipulate that programs using NHPs put into place?
A)An occupational health program to protect workers from B virus
B)A program to "reduce the overall use of NHPs in biomedical research"
C)A plan for daily exercise outside the housing cage
