Question

What is the difference between tropism and taxis?

Answer 1

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• taxis is (biology) the directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus while tropism is (biology) the turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus.

• taxis is (biology) the directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus or taxis can be while tropism is (biology) the turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus. 

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Answer 2

Difference between the two terms is mentioned below

Tropism and taxis both refer to directional movement of organisms. The movement is in direction of stimulus, which are light, touch and chemical.

The difference exists in use of terms. Tropism is used in reference to plants while taxis refers to movement of animals or micro organisms.

Example of thigmotropism in plants is Mimosa plant or touch me not plant, whose leaves curl on touch.

Example of chemotaxis in animals is attraction of insects or animals towards pheromones.