response of an organism to gravity
(from the article `mechanoreception`) ...provided if these reflexes are abolished after surgical elimination of both statocysts. Many animals exhibit locomotion that is gravitationally ...
See: gravitaxis. The prefix gravi is preferable since the gravitational fields used as cues need not necessarily be the Earth's. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(je″o-tak´sis) taxis in response to gravity; movement influenced by gravity.
See gravitaxis. The prefix gravi- is preferable since the gravitational fields used as cues need not necessarily be the Earth's.
Type: Term Pronunciation: jē′ō-tak′sis Definitions: 1. A form of positive barotaxis in which there is a tendency to growth or movement toward or into the earth. Synonyms: geotropism
geotaxis is the movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of gravity.
geotaxis 1. A locomotor movement by an animal in response to a gravitational stimulus. 2. Taxis of an animal in response to gravitational forces. 3. A directed response of a motile organism towards (positive) or away from (negative) the direction of gravity; in other words, a movement of a motile micro-organism or cell in response to the force of...