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AMRT Study Guide with Complete Solutions
The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the... - Answer✔️✔️-water activity
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
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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
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AMRT Study Guide with Complete Solutions
The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the... - Answer✔️✔️-water activity
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
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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
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