directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to an external stimulus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A taxis (plural taxes) is an innate behavioral response by an organism to a directional stimulus. This means the organism automatically moves towards or away from the stimulus.
A taxis differs from a tropism (turning response, often plant growth towards or away from a stimulus) in that the organism has motility and shows movement towards or away from the stimulus source.[1][2]
Even single-celled organisms can show taxis.
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