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- Protect from biotic factors
- Regulate physiological processes
- Clay protects from toxic sap: macaws
- Mucus inhibits nematocyst firing: shag-rug aeolis
- Digestive system protects against toxins: monarchs
- Surviving oil ponds: petroleum flies
- Immune system protects from toxin: horse mackerel
- Alkaline surfaces volatilize ammonia: loach
- Cryptobiosis protects from extremes: water bear
- Bacteria help volatilize and mineralize ammonia: termites
- Cells detect and sequester toxic copper: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mucus coat protects against stings: clownfish
- Exoskeletons excrete nitrogen waste: woodlice
- Dietary supplement neutralizes toxic foods: Zanzibar red colobus
- Larvae survive in digestive liquids: flesh flies
- Larvae protect from cyanide: Sara longwing butterfly
- Fluorescent proteins facilitate healing: corals
- Bees collect DDT: orchid bees
- Spores survive drought, toxins: bacteria
- Fronds hyperaccumulate arsenic: ladder brake fern
- Proteins function in saline environments: archea
- Polymers provide adhesion, protection: microbes
- Herbivores digest toxic plant compounds: mammals
- Protein helps organize cuticle: red flour beetle
- Metalloproteinase inhibitors block snake venom enzymes: Virginia opossum
- Symbiosis enables growth in salty soil: berseem clover
- Transport processes allow arsenic hyperaccumulation: Chinese brake fern
- Crystalization detoxifies heme: malaria parasite
- Nitric oxide synthesis protects against oxidative stress: Bacillus subtilis bacterium
- Defensive measures prevent toxicity of heavy metals: thale cress
