向性(Tropism)是一种生物学现象，指生物（多数为植物）受环境因素刺激而向某特定方向生长的现象。向性有正向性（朝向刺激而生长）和负向性（反向刺激而生长）之分。

• 向光性(Phototropism)，对光或特定色光的移动或生长反应。
• 向地性(Gravitropism or geotropism)，对重力的移动或生长反应。
• 向水性(Hydrotropism)
• 向化性(Chemotropism)
• 向热性(Thermotropism)
• 向触性(Thigmotropism)

A tropism (from Greek τρόπος, tropos, "a turning") is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms, this response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus (as opposed to nastic movements which are non-directional responses). Viruses and other pathogens also affect what is called "host tropism", "tissue tropism", or "cell tropism", or in which case tropism refers to the way in which different viruses/pathogens have evolved to preferentially target specific host species, specific tissue, or specific cell types within those species. Tropisms are usually named for the stimulus involved (for example, a phototropism is a reaction to sunlight) and may be either positive (towards the stimulus) or negative (away from the stimulus).