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Kinesia means stationery.
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Final answer:

Kinesia, or kinesis, refers to the movement in response to a stimulus and is not synonymous with being stationary, thus the statement is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that kinesia means stationary is False. Kinesia, or kinesis, refers to the undirected movement in response to a stimulus. For example, organisms like woodlice increase their speed of movement when exposed to high or low temperatures, and bacteria such as E. coli increase their turning behaviors. This is in contrast to a stationary object, which does not move and therefore does not change position.

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