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AMRT Study Guide(Latest Exam 2024)The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use
to support growth is known as the... - correct answers✅water
activity
How do molds replicate? - correct answers✅Sporulation
What molds produce respirable particles? - correct
answers✅Aspergillus, penicillium
Respirable - correct answers✅Can be deeply inhaled into lungs;
5 microns
4 common viruses found in sewage - correct
answers✅rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
Name 3 primary sewage biohazards - correct answers✅virus,
bacteria, parasites
3 secondary sewage biohazards - correct
answers✅endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria found in sewage - correct
answers✅e. coli, salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
Pathogenic - correct answers✅disease causing
MC that can support mold growth - correct answers✅16
,AMRT Study Guide(Latest Exam 2024)
MC that can support wood decaying fungi - correct
answers✅20
What federal agency governs indoor air quality? - correct
answers✅none
What factors affect mold growth? - correct
answers✅temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH, nutrients/food
source
What is the nutrient that mold grows best on? - correct
answers✅Cellulose
Define ERH - correct answers✅equilibrium relative humidity
(moisture at the surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold - correct answers✅stachybotrys
chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold - correct answers✅aspergillus &
penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold - correct answers✅aspergillus &
penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to bioaerosols - correct
answers✅ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal; inhalation
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How do viruses replicate? - correct answers✅injection of RNA
into live host cell
What is the common route of entry for mold exposure? - correct
answers✅inhalation
What is the common route of entry for exposure to category 3
water? - correct answers✅ingestion
What does MVOC stand for? - correct answers✅microbial
volatile organic compounds
What are MVOCs? - correct answers✅odor (gaseous waste by-
products) released by actively growing molds
3 sources for MVOCs - correct answers✅reactivated pet urine,
wet building materials, bacteria
The presence of MVOCs can be an indicator of: - correct
answers✅unacceptable indoor air quality, active microbial
growth, incomplete remediation
What is a micron? - correct answers✅unit of measurement
equal to 1/1,000,000 meters
What is the definition of viable? - correct answers✅able to
reproduce (germinate)
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