AMRT STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth is known as
the... - ANS water activity
How do molds replicate? - ANS Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? - ANS Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable - ANS Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
4 common viruses found in sewage - ANS rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - ANS virus, bacteria, parasites
3 secondary sewage biohazards - ANS endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage - ANS e. coli, salmonella, shigella,
psuedomonas
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, Pathogenic - ANS disease causing
MC that can support mold growth - ANS 16
MC that can support wood decaying fungi - ANS 20
What federal agency governs indoor air quality? - ANS none
What factors affect mold growth? - ANS temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH,
nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - ANS Cellulose
Define ERH - ANS equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold - ANS stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold - ANS aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold - ANS aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - ANS ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal;
inhalation
How do viruses replicate? - ANS injection of RNA into live host cell
What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? - ANS inhalation
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth is known as
the... - ANS water activity
How do molds replicate? - ANS Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? - ANS Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable - ANS Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
4 common viruses found in sewage - ANS rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - ANS virus, bacteria, parasites
3 secondary sewage biohazards - ANS endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage - ANS e. coli, salmonella, shigella,
psuedomonas
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, Pathogenic - ANS disease causing
MC that can support mold growth - ANS 16
MC that can support wood decaying fungi - ANS 20
What federal agency governs indoor air quality? - ANS none
What factors affect mold growth? - ANS temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH,
nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - ANS Cellulose
Define ERH - ANS equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold - ANS stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold - ANS aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold - ANS aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - ANS ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal;
inhalation
How do viruses replicate? - ANS injection of RNA into live host cell
What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? - ANS inhalation
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