Chemotaxis
How a Small Organism Finds a Food Source

 

Introduction

Intelligent animals can find food by using the interaction between their senses (smell, sight, and sound) and their brains. But how can small organisms with no nose, eyes, ears, or brain find food? From this web site, you can learn the basics of the process called chemotaxis, the method by which many single and multi-cellular organisms find their food.

 

Pictured above: animals use sight, smell, and sound to find food.
How can bacteria like E. Coli find food?

 

Outline

This web site will answer the following questions :

 

 

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