AMRT STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

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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