Relating to the growth or turning of organisms in response to chemical stimuli.
From chemi- (chemistry) + -tropic (from Greek tropos, turning). This term describes how plants and organisms orient their growth based on chemical signals in their environment.
Plant roots use chemiotropism to find water—they can sense moisture gradients underground through chemical signals and grow toward them, essentially 'smelling' where the water is!
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