AMRT Study Guide
1. The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the...: water activity
2. How do molds replicate?: Sporulation
3. What molds produce respirable particles?: Aspergillus, penicillium
4. Respirable: Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
5. 4 common viruses found in sewage: rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus,
hepatitis
6. Name 3 primary sewage biohazards: virus, bacteria, parasites
7. 3 secondary sewage biohazards: endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins,
mold
8.4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage: e. coli, salmonella,
shigel- la, psuedomonas
9. Pathogenic: disease causing
10.MC that can support mold growth: 16
11.MC that can support wood decaying fungi: 20
12.What federal agency governs indoor air quality?: none
13.What factors affect mold growth?: temperature, light, water,
oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
14.What is the nutrient that mold grows best on?: Cellulose
15.Define ERH: equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
16.Example of hydrophilic mold: stachybotrys chartarum
17.Example of mesophilic mold: aspergillus & penicillium
18.Example of xerophilic mold: aspergillus & penicillium
19.4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols: ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; der- mal; inhalation
20.How do viruses replicate?: injection of RNA into live host cell
21.What is the common route of entry for mold exposure?: inhalation
22.What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water?:
in- gestion
23.What does MVOC stand for?: microbial volatile organic compounds
24.What are MVOCs?: odor (gaseous waste by-products) released by
actively growing molds
25.3 sources for MVOCs: reactivated pet urine, wet building materials,
bacteria
26.The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of:: unacceptable indoor
air quality, active microbial growth, incomplete remediation
27.What is a micron?: unit of measurement equal to 1/1,000,000 meters
28.What is the definition of viable?: able to reproduce (germinate)
29.What is the definition of non-viable?: not capable of germination
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30.What is the definition of settled spores?: spores landed on surface
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1. The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the...: water activity
2. How do molds replicate?: Sporulation
3. What molds produce respirable particles?: Aspergillus, penicillium
4. Respirable: Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
5. 4 common viruses found in sewage: rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus,
hepatitis
6. Name 3 primary sewage biohazards: virus, bacteria, parasites
7. 3 secondary sewage biohazards: endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins,
mold
8.4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage: e. coli, salmonella,
shigel- la, psuedomonas
9. Pathogenic: disease causing
10.MC that can support mold growth: 16
11.MC that can support wood decaying fungi: 20
12.What federal agency governs indoor air quality?: none
13.What factors affect mold growth?: temperature, light, water,
oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
14.What is the nutrient that mold grows best on?: Cellulose
15.Define ERH: equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
16.Example of hydrophilic mold: stachybotrys chartarum
17.Example of mesophilic mold: aspergillus & penicillium
18.Example of xerophilic mold: aspergillus & penicillium
19.4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols: ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; der- mal; inhalation
20.How do viruses replicate?: injection of RNA into live host cell
21.What is the common route of entry for mold exposure?: inhalation
22.What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water?:
in- gestion
23.What does MVOC stand for?: microbial volatile organic compounds
24.What are MVOCs?: odor (gaseous waste by-products) released by
actively growing molds
25.3 sources for MVOCs: reactivated pet urine, wet building materials,
bacteria
26.The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of:: unacceptable indoor
air quality, active microbial growth, incomplete remediation
27.What is a micron?: unit of measurement equal to 1/1,000,000 meters
28.What is the definition of viable?: able to reproduce (germinate)
29.What is the definition of non-viable?: not capable of germination
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30.What is the definition of settled spores?: spores landed on surface
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