SOPHOS CERTIFIED ENGINEER EXAM 2026
PRACTICE QUESTION SET ONE
◉ Beyond food, water, shelter, and healthcare requirements, to
comply with the Animal Welfare Act, what must be provided to dogs
in a laboratory animal research facility? Answer: Opportunities for
exercise
◉ What does the acronym SOP stand for? Answer: Standard
Operating Procedure
◉ What are the 3 Rs? Answer: Replacement, refinement, reduction
◉ How often must an IACUC perform inspections of the facility?
Answer: Every 6 months
◉ Who has the authority to sign the PHS Assurance? Answer: The
Institutional Official
◉ Who reviews all animal use protocols at the institution before
studies using animals can begin? Answer: International Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC)
,◉ What regulation applies to animal and non-animal research and
safety studies funded or reviewed by the FDA and the EPA? Answer:
Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
◉ Records of USDA inspections are available to the public under a
provision of which federal law? Answer: Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA)
◉ What document contains information regarding potential
disasters, evacuation, and emergency contacts? Answer: Disaster
plan
◉ What is the best way to measure the effectiveness of an
institution-wide emergency system? Answer: Periodic disaster drills
◉ What involves the development of methods for uniquely
recognizing humans based upon physical features? Answer:
Biometrics
◉ If you are present in the facility when a major disaster or accident
occurs, what should be your first priority? Answer: Protecting
human life
◉ What does an eye wash station use to clean the eye? Answer:
Clean water under low pressure
, ◉ What type of hazard causes musculoskeletal injuries Answer:
Ergonomic
◉ What provides information on the toxicity of chemicals? Answer:
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
◉ Whose standards specifically address the storage and handling of
radioactive materials in the facility? Answer: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC)
◉ Adult sheep may consume up to how many gallon(s) of water a
day? Answer: 1 gallon
◉ The average life span of a goat is how many years? Answer: 8-12
years, and sometimes as old as 15+
◉ The color of rabbit urine is determined by what? Answer: The
amount of minerals in the urine
◉ Every six months , a female cat will have several periods of
estruses, which may last 3-6 days, reproductively she is said to be
what?: Answer: Seasonally polyestrus
PRACTICE QUESTION SET ONE
◉ Beyond food, water, shelter, and healthcare requirements, to
comply with the Animal Welfare Act, what must be provided to dogs
in a laboratory animal research facility? Answer: Opportunities for
exercise
◉ What does the acronym SOP stand for? Answer: Standard
Operating Procedure
◉ What are the 3 Rs? Answer: Replacement, refinement, reduction
◉ How often must an IACUC perform inspections of the facility?
Answer: Every 6 months
◉ Who has the authority to sign the PHS Assurance? Answer: The
Institutional Official
◉ Who reviews all animal use protocols at the institution before
studies using animals can begin? Answer: International Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC)
,◉ What regulation applies to animal and non-animal research and
safety studies funded or reviewed by the FDA and the EPA? Answer:
Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
◉ Records of USDA inspections are available to the public under a
provision of which federal law? Answer: Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA)
◉ What document contains information regarding potential
disasters, evacuation, and emergency contacts? Answer: Disaster
plan
◉ What is the best way to measure the effectiveness of an
institution-wide emergency system? Answer: Periodic disaster drills
◉ What involves the development of methods for uniquely
recognizing humans based upon physical features? Answer:
Biometrics
◉ If you are present in the facility when a major disaster or accident
occurs, what should be your first priority? Answer: Protecting
human life
◉ What does an eye wash station use to clean the eye? Answer:
Clean water under low pressure
, ◉ What type of hazard causes musculoskeletal injuries Answer:
Ergonomic
◉ What provides information on the toxicity of chemicals? Answer:
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
◉ Whose standards specifically address the storage and handling of
radioactive materials in the facility? Answer: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC)
◉ Adult sheep may consume up to how many gallon(s) of water a
day? Answer: 1 gallon
◉ The average life span of a goat is how many years? Answer: 8-12
years, and sometimes as old as 15+
◉ The color of rabbit urine is determined by what? Answer: The
amount of minerals in the urine
◉ Every six months , a female cat will have several periods of
estruses, which may last 3-6 days, reproductively she is said to be
what?: Answer: Seasonally polyestrus
