AMRT STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the... - ANSWER-water activity
2. How do molds replicate? - ANSWER-Sporulation
3. What molds produce respirable particles? - ANSWER-Aspergillus,
penicillium
4. Respirable - ANSWER-Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
5. 4 common viruses found in sewage - ANSWER-rotavirus, GI virus,
adenovirus, hepatitis
6. Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - ANSWER-virus, bacteria,
parasites
7. 3 secondary sewage biohazards - ANSWER-endotoxins/exotoxins,
mycotoxins, mold
8. 4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage - ANSWER-e. coli,
salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
9. Pathogenic - ANSWER-disease causing
10. MC that can support mold growth - ANSWER-16
, 11. MC that can support wood decaying fungi - ANSWER-20
12. What federal agency governs indoor air quality? - ANSWER-none
13. What factors affect mold growth? - ANSWER-temperature, light,
water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
14. What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - ANSWER-
Cellulose
15. Define ERH - ANSWER-equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at
the surface)
16. Example of hydrophilic mold - ANSWER-stachybotrys chartarum
17. Example of mesophilic mold - ANSWER-aspergillus & penicillium
18. Example of xerophilic mold - ANSWER-aspergillus & penicillium
19. 4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - ANSWER-ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation
20. How do viruses replicate? - ANSWER-injection of RNA into live
host cell
21. What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? -
ANSWER-inhalation
ANSWERS
1. The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the... - ANSWER-water activity
2. How do molds replicate? - ANSWER-Sporulation
3. What molds produce respirable particles? - ANSWER-Aspergillus,
penicillium
4. Respirable - ANSWER-Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
5. 4 common viruses found in sewage - ANSWER-rotavirus, GI virus,
adenovirus, hepatitis
6. Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - ANSWER-virus, bacteria,
parasites
7. 3 secondary sewage biohazards - ANSWER-endotoxins/exotoxins,
mycotoxins, mold
8. 4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage - ANSWER-e. coli,
salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
9. Pathogenic - ANSWER-disease causing
10. MC that can support mold growth - ANSWER-16
, 11. MC that can support wood decaying fungi - ANSWER-20
12. What federal agency governs indoor air quality? - ANSWER-none
13. What factors affect mold growth? - ANSWER-temperature, light,
water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
14. What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - ANSWER-
Cellulose
15. Define ERH - ANSWER-equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at
the surface)
16. Example of hydrophilic mold - ANSWER-stachybotrys chartarum
17. Example of mesophilic mold - ANSWER-aspergillus & penicillium
18. Example of xerophilic mold - ANSWER-aspergillus & penicillium
19. 4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - ANSWER-ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation
20. How do viruses replicate? - ANSWER-injection of RNA into live
host cell
21. What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? -
ANSWER-inhalation