AMRT Study Guide Questions With 100%Verified AnswersA+GRADED
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AMRT Study Guide Questions With 100%Verified AnswersA+GRADED
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...
AMRT Study Guide Questions With
100%Verified AnswersA+GRADED
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
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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, 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
The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: - correct answer...✔✔unacceptable
indoor air quality, active microbial growth, incomplete remediation
What is a micron? - correct answer...✔✔unit of measurement equal to 1/1,000,000
meters
What is the definition of viable? - correct answer...✔✔able to reproduce (germinate)
What is the definition of non-viable? - correct answer...✔✔not capable of germination
What is the definition of settled spores? - correct answer...✔✔spores landed on surface
but not actively growing
What is the definition of mycotoxins? - correct answer...✔✔toxigenic compound
produced by molds under certain conditions
Why do molds produce mycotoxins? - correct answer...✔✔defense mechanism
What is the carcinogenic mycotoxin produced by aspergillus? - correct answer...✔✔
aflotoxin
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