Slow-Growing NTM Whose Colonies Become Pigmented When Exposed to Light

question 39

Multiple Choice

Slow-growing NTM whose colonies become pigmented when exposed to light are referred to as:

• A)scotochromogens.
• B)photochromogens.
• C)nonphotochromogens.
• D)chromogenicums.

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Definitions:

Herbivore

An animal that primarily eats plants or plant-based materials.

Trophic Level

The position an organism occupies in a food chain, indicating its level of energy transfer.

Secondary Consumer

An organism that primarily eats primary consumers and is typically a carnivore or an omnivore in a food chain.

Food Chain

A food chain describes a series of creatures each dependent on the next as a source of food, illustrating the flow of energy and nutrients from one organism to another across an ecosystem.