Chemotaxis is when an organism moves toward or away from a chemical stimulus like food. Biologists write software using random walks to model and study how very small organisms like bacteria search for food. In this assignment you will create a simulation of organisms moving away from a starting position using a random walk. To start the assignment, fork this repository. You may find slides 241 - 307 on apjava1.pptx helpful. NOTE: you must use Math.random() for all the random numbers in this assignment.
This assignment will have a Bacteria class. The class Bacteria will have the following members:
- 3 ints which hold the x and y coordinates of the bacteria position, and the bacteria color.
- A constructor which initializes the 3 ints
void move()which moves the bacteria in a random walk pattern.void show()which draws the bacteria in the correct position and color
If you have extra time, you might try to have the bacteria move in a "biased random walk" towards some stimulus like a piece of food or the mouse. You can modify your class so the bacteria have a finite lifespan and can reproduce. You can also simulate a predator and prey. Your simulation doesn't have to look like any other. Have fun and be creative.
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