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Noun:

  • '''Kinesis''', like a stimulus. However, unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate—that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity—depends on the intensity of the stimulation.
  • the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus

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