ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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A taxis is a movement in a specific direction.
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A taxis must be learned.
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A taxis is an increase in random movement.
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A taxis is inherited behavior.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kinesis is the undirected movement in response to a stimulus, which can include orthokinesis (related to speed) or klinokinesis (related to turning). Taxis is the directed movement towards or away from a stimulus, which can be in response to light (phototaxis), chemical signals ( chemotaxis ), or gravity (geotaxis).
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Taxis movement, organisms either move towards the stimulus or away from it. In Taxis, movement is always directional. It is not rapid, haphazard, or random. On the other hand, in Kinesis, the movement is always non-directional.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the difference between kinesis and taxis? Kinesis: a simple change in activity or turning rate in response to a stimulus. Taxis: movement toward or away from a stimulus.
Detailed explanation-4: -A taxis (from Ancient Greek (táxis) ‘arrangement, order’; pl. taxes /ˈtæksiːz/) is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioural responses.
Detailed explanation-5: -A taxis is a directional response that results from an organism being able to tell the direction of a stimulus. If an organism moves towards a stimulus, it is a positive taxis. For example, some bacteria are positively aerotactic because they move towards oxygen. In contrast, a kinesis is a non-directional response.