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AMRT Study Guide Exam Questions andAnswers
The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the... - correct answer ✅water activity
How do molds replicate? - correct answer ✅Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? - correct answer
✅Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable - correct answer ✅Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5
microns
4 common viruses found in sewage - correct answer ✅rotavirus, GI
virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - correct answer ✅virus, bacteria,
parasites
3 secondary sewage biohazards - correct answer
✅endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage - correct answer
✅e. coli, salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
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Pathogenic - correct answer ✅disease causing
MC that can support mold growth - correct answer ✅16
MC that can support wood decaying fungi - correct answer ✅20
What federal agency governs indoor air quality? - correct answer
✅none
What factors affect mold growth? - correct answer ✅temperature,
light, water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - correct answer
✅Cellulose
Define ERH - correct answer ✅equilibrium relative humidity (moisture
at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold - correct answer ✅stachybotrys
chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold - correct answer ✅aspergillus &
penicillium
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Answers
Example of xerophilic mold - correct answer ✅aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - correct answer ✅ingestion;
cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation
How do viruses replicate? - correct answer ✅injection of RNA into live
host cell
What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? - correct
answer ✅inhalation
What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3 water? -
correct answer ✅ingestion
What does MVOC stand for? - correct answer ✅microbial volatile
organic compounds
What are MVOCs? - correct answer ✅odor (gaseous waste by-
products) released by actively growing molds
3 sources for MVOCs - correct answer ✅reactivated pet urine, wet
building materials, bacteria
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