AMT MLT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
ecimens.
Shift - CORRECT ANSWER -
What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established average value of the control for 3 da
ys in a row?
Proficiency testing - CORRECT ANSWER -
A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained.
Provider-performed microscopy (PPM) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations, fern
test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients?
Category A - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest priority; orga
nisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they can be easily disseminated o
r transmitted from person to person, result in high mortality rates and have the potential for ma
jor public health impact.
Category B - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are moderately easy t
o disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates, and require specific
enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance.
,Category A. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie
d as
Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
Infectious waste - CORRECT ANSWER -
OSHA has defined as blood and blood products, contaminated sharps, pathology w
aste products, and microbiological waste.
2013 - CORRECT ANSWER -
All employees who work with hazardous chemicals will be required to be trained about the new
labels and the elements of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) by December 1 of .
Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
Pictograms - CORRECT ANSWER -
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using .
Spectrophotometry. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical interest selectiv
ely absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths is
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a
nd suppliers by means of
20 mL - CORRECT ANSWER -
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M solution of N
aOH?
, 9/5 l(Celsius ldegrees lnumber+ l32) l-BCORRECT lANSWER l-convert lCelsius lto lFahrenheit?
Flourescent. l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
The lmicroscope lcommonly lused lin lcellular lbiology lthat lhas lthe lability lto ldistinguish lbetween lliv
ling land ldead lcells land lmonitor lactivity lwithin lliving lcells lis lthe
40X lobjective. l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-The lobjective lthat lshould lnever lhave loil lused lon lit lis lthe
450 l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
If la l10 lX leyepiece lis lused lwith la l45 lX lobjective, lthe ltotal lmagnification lis
Blood lculture l(aerobic), lblood lculture l(anaerobic), lblue, lred, lgreen lstopper, llavender, land lgray l-
lCORRECT lANSWER l-What lis lthe lorder lof ldraw lof lmultiple levacuated ltubes?
Peripheral l(or lcapillary) lblood land lvenous lblood l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
lWhat lare lthe ltwo lgeneral lsources lof lblood lfor lclinical llaboratory ltests?
Blood lgases, lslides/smear, lEDTA ltubes, lother ladditive lminicontainers, land lserum lcontainers l-
lCORRECT lANSWER l-Order lof ldraw lfor lcapillary lspecimens:
a lhematoma. l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
Failure lto lapply lsufficient lpressure lto lthe lvenipuncture lsite lcould lresult lin
. lHemolyzed lspecimens l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
What lwould lcause lthe lconstituents, lincluding lenzymes lacid lphosphatase, llactate
ldehydrogenas le l(LDH) land laspartate laminotransferase l(AST) lto lsignificantly lelevate lthe lvalue
lobtained lfor lthes le lsubstances lin lserum?
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
ecimens.
Shift - CORRECT ANSWER -
What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established average value of the control for 3 da
ys in a row?
Proficiency testing - CORRECT ANSWER -
A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained.
Provider-performed microscopy (PPM) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations, fern
test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients?
Category A - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest priority; orga
nisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they can be easily disseminated o
r transmitted from person to person, result in high mortality rates and have the potential for ma
jor public health impact.
Category B - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are moderately easy t
o disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates, and require specific
enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance.
,Category A. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie
d as
Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
Infectious waste - CORRECT ANSWER -
OSHA has defined as blood and blood products, contaminated sharps, pathology w
aste products, and microbiological waste.
2013 - CORRECT ANSWER -
All employees who work with hazardous chemicals will be required to be trained about the new
labels and the elements of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) by December 1 of .
Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
Pictograms - CORRECT ANSWER -
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using .
Spectrophotometry. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical interest selectiv
ely absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths is
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a
nd suppliers by means of
20 mL - CORRECT ANSWER -
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M solution of N
aOH?
, 9/5 l(Celsius ldegrees lnumber+ l32) l-BCORRECT lANSWER l-convert lCelsius lto lFahrenheit?
Flourescent. l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
The lmicroscope lcommonly lused lin lcellular lbiology lthat lhas lthe lability lto ldistinguish lbetween lliv
ling land ldead lcells land lmonitor lactivity lwithin lliving lcells lis lthe
40X lobjective. l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-The lobjective lthat lshould lnever lhave loil lused lon lit lis lthe
450 l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
If la l10 lX leyepiece lis lused lwith la l45 lX lobjective, lthe ltotal lmagnification lis
Blood lculture l(aerobic), lblood lculture l(anaerobic), lblue, lred, lgreen lstopper, llavender, land lgray l-
lCORRECT lANSWER l-What lis lthe lorder lof ldraw lof lmultiple levacuated ltubes?
Peripheral l(or lcapillary) lblood land lvenous lblood l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
lWhat lare lthe ltwo lgeneral lsources lof lblood lfor lclinical llaboratory ltests?
Blood lgases, lslides/smear, lEDTA ltubes, lother ladditive lminicontainers, land lserum lcontainers l-
lCORRECT lANSWER l-Order lof ldraw lfor lcapillary lspecimens:
a lhematoma. l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
Failure lto lapply lsufficient lpressure lto lthe lvenipuncture lsite lcould lresult lin
. lHemolyzed lspecimens l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-
What lwould lcause lthe lconstituents, lincluding lenzymes lacid lphosphatase, llactate
ldehydrogenas le l(LDH) land laspartate laminotransferase l(AST) lto lsignificantly lelevate lthe lvalue
lobtained lfor lthes le lsubstances lin lserum?
