AMRT STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ How do molds replicate? Answer: Sporulation
◉ What molds produce respirable particles? Answer: Aspergillus,
penicillium
◉ Respirable Answer: Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
◉ 4 common viruses found in sewage Answer: rotavirus, GI virus,
adenovirus, hepatitis
◉ Name 3 primary sewage biohazards Answer: virus, bacteria,
parasites
◉ 3 secondary sewage biohazards Answer: endotoxins/exotoxins,
mycotoxins, mold
◉ 4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage Answer: e. coli,
salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
,◉ Pathogenic Answer: disease causing
◉ MC that can support mold growth Answer: 16
◉ MC that can support wood decaying fungi Answer: 20
◉ What federal agency governs indoor air quality? Answer: none
◉ What factors affect mold growth? Answer: temperature, light,
water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
◉ What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? Answer: Cellulose
◉ Define ERH Answer: equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the
surface)
◉ Example of hydrophilic mold Answer: stachybotrys chartarum
◉ Example of mesophilic mold Answer: aspergillus & penicillium
◉ Example of xerophilic mold Answer: aspergillus & penicillium
◉ 4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols Answer: ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation
, ◉ How do viruses replicate? Answer: injection of RNA into live host
cell
◉ What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? Answer:
inhalation
◉ What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3
water? Answer: ingestion
◉ What does MVOC stand for? Answer: microbial volatile organic
compounds
◉ What are MVOCs? Answer: odor (gaseous waste by-products)
released by actively growing molds
◉ 3 sources for MVOCs Answer: reactivated pet urine, wet building
materials, bacteria
◉ The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: Answer:
unacceptable indoor air quality, active microbial growth, incomplete
remediation
◉ What is a micron? Answer: unit of measurement equal to
1/1,000,000 meters
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ How do molds replicate? Answer: Sporulation
◉ What molds produce respirable particles? Answer: Aspergillus,
penicillium
◉ Respirable Answer: Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
◉ 4 common viruses found in sewage Answer: rotavirus, GI virus,
adenovirus, hepatitis
◉ Name 3 primary sewage biohazards Answer: virus, bacteria,
parasites
◉ 3 secondary sewage biohazards Answer: endotoxins/exotoxins,
mycotoxins, mold
◉ 4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage Answer: e. coli,
salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
,◉ Pathogenic Answer: disease causing
◉ MC that can support mold growth Answer: 16
◉ MC that can support wood decaying fungi Answer: 20
◉ What federal agency governs indoor air quality? Answer: none
◉ What factors affect mold growth? Answer: temperature, light,
water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
◉ What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? Answer: Cellulose
◉ Define ERH Answer: equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the
surface)
◉ Example of hydrophilic mold Answer: stachybotrys chartarum
◉ Example of mesophilic mold Answer: aspergillus & penicillium
◉ Example of xerophilic mold Answer: aspergillus & penicillium
◉ 4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols Answer: ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation
, ◉ How do viruses replicate? Answer: injection of RNA into live host
cell
◉ What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? Answer:
inhalation
◉ What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3
water? Answer: ingestion
◉ What does MVOC stand for? Answer: microbial volatile organic
compounds
◉ What are MVOCs? Answer: odor (gaseous waste by-products)
released by actively growing molds
◉ 3 sources for MVOCs Answer: reactivated pet urine, wet building
materials, bacteria
◉ The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: Answer:
unacceptable indoor air quality, active microbial growth, incomplete
remediation
◉ What is a micron? Answer: unit of measurement equal to
1/1,000,000 meters
