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MLPAO (Medical Laboratory Professionals'
Association of Ontario) MLA/T Exam includes
900 accurate and verified questions covering
specimen collection, laboratory safety, infection
control, medical terminology, hematology,
urinalysis, and profes
A patient being tested for fecal occult blood should not
eat foods containing: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ No red
meat and & excess vitamin C.
Which of the following is the counterstain for the gram
stain method?
- crystal violet
- safranin
- acetone-alcohol
- iodine
-gentian-violet - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Safranin
Most fixatives act by:
- precipitating calcium ions in cells
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- precipitating cell wall
- precipitating carbohydrates in cells
- precipitating enzymes in the cells
- none of the above - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
precipitating cell wall
A Westergren tube is used for which test procedure?
- prothrombin time
- hematocrit
- platelet count
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- reticulocyte count - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Erythrocyte
Count
Which of the following is the best examples of
homeostasis?
- sexual reproduction
- growth
- regulation of body temperature
- growth of hair under arms
- storage of fat as adipose - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Regulation of body temperature
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A Gaspack/candle jar can be used to produce:
- an aerobic environment
- an anaerobic environment
- more vacuum
- a vacuum
- two of the above - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ An Anaerobic
Environment
- this is used for bacteria that need an anaerobic
environment
- inoculated petri dishes will go inside the gaspack and
then placed inside the incubator
Exchange of Oxygen and nutrients take place via:
- lymphatic vessels
- arteries
- arterioles
- capillaries
- venules - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Capillaries
MLA is going to prepare 70.5 mL of a solution with 90%
concentration. Best glassware used to make this:
- volumetric flask
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- erlenmeyer cylinder
- beaker
- graduated cylinder
- none of the above - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Graduated
Cylinder
The range of pH is:
1-14
1-7
1-12
0-12
0-14 - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 0-14
A pH of 2 is _________ a pH of 5
- 1000 times less acidic than
- 100 time more acidic than
- 2 times less acidic than
- 20 time less acidic than
- 1000 times more acidic than - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
1000 Times more acidic than
A blood glucose is preferred to be done on:
MLPAO (Medical Laboratory Professionals'
Association of Ontario) MLA/T Exam includes
900 accurate and verified questions covering
specimen collection, laboratory safety, infection
control, medical terminology, hematology,
urinalysis, and profes
A patient being tested for fecal occult blood should not
eat foods containing: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ No red
meat and & excess vitamin C.
Which of the following is the counterstain for the gram
stain method?
- crystal violet
- safranin
- acetone-alcohol
- iodine
-gentian-violet - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Safranin
Most fixatives act by:
- precipitating calcium ions in cells
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- precipitating cell wall
- precipitating carbohydrates in cells
- precipitating enzymes in the cells
- none of the above - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
precipitating cell wall
A Westergren tube is used for which test procedure?
- prothrombin time
- hematocrit
- platelet count
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- reticulocyte count - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Erythrocyte
Count
Which of the following is the best examples of
homeostasis?
- sexual reproduction
- growth
- regulation of body temperature
- growth of hair under arms
- storage of fat as adipose - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Regulation of body temperature
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A Gaspack/candle jar can be used to produce:
- an aerobic environment
- an anaerobic environment
- more vacuum
- a vacuum
- two of the above - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ An Anaerobic
Environment
- this is used for bacteria that need an anaerobic
environment
- inoculated petri dishes will go inside the gaspack and
then placed inside the incubator
Exchange of Oxygen and nutrients take place via:
- lymphatic vessels
- arteries
- arterioles
- capillaries
- venules - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Capillaries
MLA is going to prepare 70.5 mL of a solution with 90%
concentration. Best glassware used to make this:
- volumetric flask
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- erlenmeyer cylinder
- beaker
- graduated cylinder
- none of the above - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Graduated
Cylinder
The range of pH is:
1-14
1-7
1-12
0-12
0-14 - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 0-14
A pH of 2 is _________ a pH of 5
- 1000 times less acidic than
- 100 time more acidic than
- 2 times less acidic than
- 20 time less acidic than
- 1000 times more acidic than - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
1000 Times more acidic than
A blood glucose is preferred to be done on:
