AMRT STUDY GUIDE TERMS WITH
CORRECT DEFINITIONS
Biology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof sliving sthings
Microbiology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof ssmall sbiological sthings
Mycology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof smold
Bacteriology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof sbacteria
Virology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof sviruses
Myco- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔mold, sfungus
Bioaerosols s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Airborne sparticles sthat sare sliving sor soriginate sfrom
sliving sorganisms s
(ex. sskin scells)
Viable s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Capable sof sgermination, salive
Non-viable s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Not sgrowing, sdead
Respirable s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Able sto sbe sdeeply sinhaled
Microbial s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Microorganism
Pathogenic s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Disease scausing sorganisms
Fungal samplification s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Mold sgrowth
Fungal scolonization s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Mold sgrowth
Active sgrowth s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Sufficient swater spresent sfor sgrowth
Dormant s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Lack sof swater. sdormant
Microbe s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Small slife sform, smicroscopical
3 sgroups sof sfungi sor smolds s- scorrect sanswers✔✔-Micro sfungi sor sfilamentous sfungi
-yeasts
-macro sfungi sor swood sdecay sfungi s(Woodrow, smushrooms)
Spores sor sconidia s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Means sof sfungal sreproduction s(seeds)
, Hyphae s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Thread-like sgrowth sstructure sfor sfungi- ssimilar sto sa sroot sof
sbranch sof sa stree. sthey sproduce senzymes sto sdigest ssubstrate
Mycelia s- scorrect sanswers✔✔A swhole sgroup sof sfungal shyphae
Vegetative sgrowth sof sfungal sfragments s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Fungal shyphae sand/or
smycelia swithout sspore sproducing sstructures
Size sof sPenicillium sand sAspergillus sspores s- scorrect sanswers✔✔2-3 sum s(microns)
Most scommon ssize sof smold sspores srelated sto swater sdamage s- scorrect sanswers✔✔2-20
sum s(microns)
Mycotoxins s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Poisonous ssubstances sproduced sby ssome sfungi. salso
sknown sas sfungal stoxins
Spores scan sgerminate swithin s______ shours s- scorrect sanswers✔✔12-24 shours
Mold sspores scan scolonize swithin s______ shours sunder sideal slaboratory sconditions s-
scorrect sanswers✔✔48-72 shours
Viable sor snon sviable sspores smay sbe s_____ s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Allergenic sor scontain
smycotoxins
Thick swalled sspores s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Spores sthat scan ssurvive sharsh senvironment.
sthey sare sthe smost sdurable spart sand sare svery sdifficult sto s"kill"
Hydro- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Water
-phobic s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Avoiding
-philic s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Loving
Meso- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Middle
Xero- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Low
Thermo- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Heat
Name sthe s4 sfungi sgrowth scycles s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Germination, sColonization,
sSporulation, sDissemination
First sstep sof sfungi sgrowth scycle, ssimilar sto ssprouting sof sa sseed s- scorrect
sanswers✔✔Germination
CORRECT DEFINITIONS
Biology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof sliving sthings
Microbiology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof ssmall sbiological sthings
Mycology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof smold
Bacteriology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof sbacteria
Virology s- scorrect sanswers✔✔The sstudy sof sviruses
Myco- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔mold, sfungus
Bioaerosols s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Airborne sparticles sthat sare sliving sor soriginate sfrom
sliving sorganisms s
(ex. sskin scells)
Viable s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Capable sof sgermination, salive
Non-viable s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Not sgrowing, sdead
Respirable s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Able sto sbe sdeeply sinhaled
Microbial s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Microorganism
Pathogenic s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Disease scausing sorganisms
Fungal samplification s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Mold sgrowth
Fungal scolonization s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Mold sgrowth
Active sgrowth s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Sufficient swater spresent sfor sgrowth
Dormant s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Lack sof swater. sdormant
Microbe s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Small slife sform, smicroscopical
3 sgroups sof sfungi sor smolds s- scorrect sanswers✔✔-Micro sfungi sor sfilamentous sfungi
-yeasts
-macro sfungi sor swood sdecay sfungi s(Woodrow, smushrooms)
Spores sor sconidia s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Means sof sfungal sreproduction s(seeds)
, Hyphae s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Thread-like sgrowth sstructure sfor sfungi- ssimilar sto sa sroot sof
sbranch sof sa stree. sthey sproduce senzymes sto sdigest ssubstrate
Mycelia s- scorrect sanswers✔✔A swhole sgroup sof sfungal shyphae
Vegetative sgrowth sof sfungal sfragments s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Fungal shyphae sand/or
smycelia swithout sspore sproducing sstructures
Size sof sPenicillium sand sAspergillus sspores s- scorrect sanswers✔✔2-3 sum s(microns)
Most scommon ssize sof smold sspores srelated sto swater sdamage s- scorrect sanswers✔✔2-20
sum s(microns)
Mycotoxins s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Poisonous ssubstances sproduced sby ssome sfungi. salso
sknown sas sfungal stoxins
Spores scan sgerminate swithin s______ shours s- scorrect sanswers✔✔12-24 shours
Mold sspores scan scolonize swithin s______ shours sunder sideal slaboratory sconditions s-
scorrect sanswers✔✔48-72 shours
Viable sor snon sviable sspores smay sbe s_____ s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Allergenic sor scontain
smycotoxins
Thick swalled sspores s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Spores sthat scan ssurvive sharsh senvironment.
sthey sare sthe smost sdurable spart sand sare svery sdifficult sto s"kill"
Hydro- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Water
-phobic s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Avoiding
-philic s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Loving
Meso- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Middle
Xero- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Low
Thermo- s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Heat
Name sthe s4 sfungi sgrowth scycles s- scorrect sanswers✔✔Germination, sColonization,
sSporulation, sDissemination
First sstep sof sfungi sgrowth scycle, ssimilar sto ssprouting sof sa sseed s- scorrect
sanswers✔✔Germination
