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Locomotion vs. Movement

The main difference between Locomotion and Movement is that Locomotion is the displacement of the whole body, whereas Movement is the displacement of a part of the body.

Key Differences

Locomotion displaces the entire organism, whereas movement displaces only a specific part of the body.
The process of locomotion occurs on a high organizational level like organism level as compared to the process of movement, which occurs on the tissue level.
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Jun 19, 2020
Locomotion is classified as involuntary actions. However, in the case of organisms, the movement could be classified as a voluntary or involuntary reaction.
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In locomotion position, get changed; on the flip side, in movement position doesn’t get changed.
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Locomotion helps the organism to hide from predators and to search for food; on the other hand, movement helps the organism to perform different functions.
Usually, animals show locomotion; conversely, plants show movement instead of locomotion.
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Locomotion is necessary to displace, while movement is necessary for action.
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Jun 19, 2020
Locomotion is not restricted to a point on the other side movement is restricted to a point.
Locomotion is the most visible activity, although the movement is less visible activity.
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Jun 19, 2020
More energy is required in locomotion compared to the movement, which requires less and sometimes no energy.

Comparison Chart

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Moving from one place to another place is locomotion
Displacement from the original position is movement

Energy

It requires energy
It doesn’t require energy
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Shows Reaction

Always voluntary
Either voluntary or non-voluntary

Takes Place

Organism level
Biological level
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Types

Areal, aquatic, cursorial, fossorial, arboreal, etc
Amoeboid, ciliary and muscular movement
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Locomotion and Movement Definitions

Locomotion

The act of moving from place to place.

Movement

The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

Locomotion

The ability to move from place to place.
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Movement

A particular manner of moving.

Locomotion

(uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

Movement

A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.

Locomotion

Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming, brachiating or flying.

Movement

A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy
A movement toward world peace.

Locomotion

A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.

Movement

An organized effort by supporters of a common goal
A leader of the labor movement.

Locomotion

The act of moving from place to place.

Movement

A tendency or trend
A movement toward larger kitchens.

Locomotion

The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life.

Movement

A change in the market price of a security or commodity.

Locomotion

The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's; as, do the locomotion.

Movement

An evacuation of the bowels.

Locomotion

The power or ability to move

Movement

The matter so evacuated.

Locomotion

Self-propelled movement

Movement

The suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture, or design.

Movement

The progression of events in the development of a literary plot.

Movement

The rhythmical or metrical structure of a poetic composition.

Movement

(Music) A self-contained section of an extended composition.

Movement

(Linguistics) In generative grammar, a transformation in which a constituent in one part of a syntactic structure is copied or displaced into a different location, creating a new structure.

Movement

A mechanism, such as the works of a watch, that produces or transmits motion.

Movement

Physical motion between points in space.
I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

Movement

(engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.

Movement

The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.

Movement

A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.

Movement

(music) A large division of a larger composition.
Beethoven's movements

Movement

(music) Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.

Movement

(aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.

Movement

(baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
The movement on his cutter was devastating.

Movement

(bridge) A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.

Movement

An act of emptying the bowels.

Movement

(obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

Movement

The act of moving in space; change of place or posture; motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine.

Movement

Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.

Movement

Transference, by any means, from one situation to another; a change of situation; progress toward a goal; advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion there was finally some movement toward an agreement.

Movement

Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

Movement

The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.

Movement

A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement.

Movement

A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in architecture.

Movement

A change of position that does not entail a change of location;
The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
Movement is a sign of life
An impatient move of his hand
Gastrointestinal motility

Movement

A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Movement

The act of changing location from one place to another;
Police controlled the motion of the crowd
The movement of people from the farms to the cities
His move put him directly in my path

Movement

A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals;
He was a charter member of the movement
Politicians have to respect a mass movement
He led the national liberation front

Movement

A major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata;
The second movement is slow and melodic

Movement

A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
He supported populist campaigns
They worked in the cause of world peace
The team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
The movement to end slavery
Contributed to the war effort

Movement

An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
The cinema relies on apparent motion
The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement

Movement

A euphemism for defecation;
He had a bowel movement

Movement

A general tendency to change (as of opinion);
Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
A broad movement of the electorate to the right

Movement

The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock);
It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement

Movement

The act of changing the location of something;
The movement of cargo onto the vessel

Locomotion vs. Movement

The process of locomotion helps the organisms to escape away from the predators, to search for food, and to protect them from harsh conditions of weather. The process of movement helps the organisms to perform different functions e.g., pumping of blood to the whole body, digestion, and breathing, etc. Plants show movement only. Locomotion in animals refers to the change of place like walking, etc.; on the other side, movement in animals, refers to any type of motion like breathing, clapping, etc.

Some types of locomotion are aerial, which deals with the flying and aquatic, which belongs to the swimming. The main type of movement is the movement of the body muscles. In the case of the free-floating body, locomotion requires essential energy. However, in the case of movement, it doesn’t require essential energy. In the case of plants, they do not show locomotion. But in the case of plants, they show specific movements that take place inside them.

It is also said that locomotion is the change in the position of an organism concerning its surroundings, for instance, traveling on a train from one place to another. Change in position of a specific part of your body concerning the whole body is known as the movement, for example, up and down movement of your hands concerning the body. Locomotion is the most visible way of the expenditure of energy that is stored by the organism in the body. Movement is a less visible way of expenditure of an organism’s stored energy.

What is Locomotion?

If an organism move to change its position from one place to another place, it is known as locomotion. In the process of locomotion, appendages like flagella, wings, limbs, etc. are involved. In the case of animals such as whales, sharks, and other fishes, locomotion takes place with the help of wave-like muscle contractions. By locomotion, organisms become able to search for food and protect themselves from harsh conditions and harsh weather. It also helps the organisms to escape from predators. Swimming, walking running, etc. are some examples of locomotion.

Word the locomotion refers to displace the whole body of an organism. In humans, locomotion means to walk or run from one place to another place. Humans also use different means of transportation like cars, trains, aircraft, etc. for locating from one to another place. In the case of birds, locomotion means to fly by using wings. In the case of fishes, locomotion takes place by means swimming with the help of tail, fins, etc. Such organisms that have not special organs to move accomplish locomotion utilizing water wind etc.

Locomotion in humans and other animals is not easy to understand because rather than running, jumping, walking, gliding, flying, etc. are not the only mean of transportation. Humans use technological and advanced ways of locomotion. The biological means of locomotion of microorganisms such as hydra are very interesting. Amoeba shows locomotion with the help of making pseudopodia, Chlamydomonas move with the help of flagella and paramecium locate by using cilia.

What is Movement?

The state of changing the position from resting state to motions is known as a movement. This process of movement helps the organisms to perform different vital functions. Movement is also said to be any type of motion. It can be a voluntary or involuntary reaction; for instance, waling is a voluntary movement; on the other hand, breathing is a type of involuntary movement. Movement isn’t level-specific; it can take place on all levels.

Based on movement, locomotion is also an example of movement. All organisms show movement on all different levels e.g., tissue, organ, cellular, etc. of the whole organism. While walking, muscles of animals are designed for walking, and muscles become a contact and relax according to the movement. Muscles or sets of muscles are required to accomplish the movement by contraction and relaxation. All the voluntary movements are in control of the organism. Speaking, walking, writing, etc. all are the type of voluntary movements.

However, involuntary movements are not in control of the organism. For instance, the beating of our heart, movement of our stomach, whiles digestion of food, and another movement of our digestive system during food digestion all are examples of involuntary movement. In the oral cavity, the process of chewing and swallowing are examples of voluntary movement. In addition to this, it is interesting to know that the breathing process is an involuntary movement, but it can also be controlled if willing. In addition to voluntary and involuntary movement, it is also noticed that in the biological processes, there are also a great number of cellular movements.

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