AMRT Study Guide : Questions and Answers
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The amount of moisture available water activity
on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the...
How do molds replicate? Sporulation
What molds produce respirable Aspergillus, penicillium
particles?
Respirable Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
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4 common viruses found in rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
sewage
Name 3 primary sewage virus, bacteria, parasites
biohazards
3 secondary sewage biohazards endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria e. coli, salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
found in sewage
Pathogenic disease causing
MC that can support mold growth 16
MC that can support wood 20
decaying fungi
What federal agency governs none
indoor air quality?
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What factors affect mold growth? temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH,
nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold Cellulose
grows best on?
Define ERH equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the
surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal;
bioaerosols inhalation
How do viruses replicate? injection of RNA into live host cell
3 3/7/2026
AMRT Study Guide
Save
Terms in this set (129)
The amount of moisture available water activity
on a surface that mold can use to
support growth is known as the...
How do molds replicate? Sporulation
What molds produce respirable Aspergillus, penicillium
particles?
Respirable Can be deeply inhaled into lungs; 5 microns
1 3/7/2026
,AMRT Study Guide : Questions and Answers
4 common viruses found in rotavirus, GI virus, adenovirus, hepatitis
sewage
Name 3 primary sewage virus, bacteria, parasites
biohazards
3 secondary sewage biohazards endotoxins/exotoxins, mycotoxins, mold
4 common gram negative bacteria e. coli, salmonella, shigella, psuedomonas
found in sewage
Pathogenic disease causing
MC that can support mold growth 16
MC that can support wood 20
decaying fungi
What federal agency governs none
indoor air quality?
2 3/7/2026
, AMRT Study Guide : Questions and Answers
What factors affect mold growth? temperature, light, water, oxygen, pH,
nutrients/food source
What is the nutrient that mold Cellulose
grows best on?
Define ERH equilibrium relative humidity (moisture at the
surface)
Example of hydrophilic mold stachybotrys chartarum
Example of mesophilic mold aspergillus & penicillium
Example of xerophilic mold aspergillus & penicillium
4 ways to be exposed to ingestion; cut/puncture/injection; dermal;
bioaerosols inhalation
How do viruses replicate? injection of RNA into live host cell
3 3/7/2026
