What are the differences between Tropism,nastism and taxis
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tropism is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus. ... Tropisms are typically associated with plants (although not necessarily restricted to them).
designating, of, or exhibiting movement or change in position of a plant or its parts, as in the opening and closing of flowers, in response to a stimulus but independent of the direction of the stimulus and caused by unequal growth of certain cells, changes in light intensity, etc. Word origin.
while taxis , meaning 'arrangement is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioural responses. A taxis differs from a tropism (turning response, often growth towards or away from a stimulus) in that in the case of taxis, the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source.It is sometimes distinguished from a kinesis, a non-directional change in activity in response to .......
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