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- Protect from biotic factors
- Regulate physiological processes
- Case protects during years at sea: Polynesian box fruit
- Compounds cause UV tolerance: yeast
- Compounds cause UV radiation tolerance: dinoflagellates
- Mycosporines protect from UV light, desiccation: microcolonial fungi
- Constructing bubble nests: foam-nesting frog
- Pigments cells respond to hormones: African clawed frog
- Seed coat and enzymes protect seed: lotus
- Red pigment protects against UV rays: snow algae
- Fungal skin prevents water loss: lichens
- Branches protected from the sun: quiver tree
- Secretion protects skin: hippopotamus
- Fungus provides UV protection: lichens
- Eyes manage glare: kingfishers
- Iridescent thin layer provides photoprotection: understory rainforest plants
- Skin self-repairs: kangaroo
- Exoskeleton absorbs UV light: corals
- Light-gathering apparatus adjusts to conditions: purple bacteria
- Features enhance cooling effect: shade trees
- Hardened bubbles provide protection: foam-nesting frog
- Nanoparticles block UV light: English ivy
- Mucus acts as sunscreen: mushroom coral
- Shell protects from heat: desert snail
- Bark keeps surface cool under the sun: trees
- Chromophores protect from harmful UV: dwarf mountain pine
- Cell coat is impenetrable: amoeba
- Hairs absorb ultraviolet radiation: edelweiss
- Bioluminescent proteins reduce solar damage: Vibrio harveyi bacterium
- β-carotene protects from solar radiation: Dunaliella salina algae
