Taxis and Kinesis

Which type of taxis occurs when an organism moves towards light?

• Positive phototaxis

• Negative phototaxis

• Negative geotaxis

• Positive chemotaxis

What is the term for the animal response to gravity?

• Geotaxis

• Chemotaxis

• Thigmotaxis

• Phototaxis

What is the term for an organisms response to touch or contact?

• Geotaxis

• Chemotaxis

• Thigmotaxis

• Phototaxis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the term for an organisms response to temperature?

• Geotaxis

• Chemotaxis

• Thermotaxis

• Phototaxis

Growth in response to a stimulus is called

• Tropism

• Taxis

• kinesis

• Geothermal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A response to chemicals is called

• chemotaxis

• hydrotaxis

• phototaxis

• thigmotaxis

The directional response of a cell or an organism to an external stimulus is called?

• Tropism

• Kinesis

• Taxis

• Geothermal

When a mobile organism moves towards light, this response is known as...?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When a mobile organism's movements change in speed or rate of turning in response to a stimulus this response is known as a ...?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

When a plant grows towards the light, this response is known as..

• negative geotropism

• positive phototropism

• negative phototropism

• positive phototaxis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5