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Manage structural forces

Chemical wear (2)
Compression (55)
Creep (0)
Extreme temperature (94)
Impact (56)
Mechanical wear (37)
Shear (18)
Tension (30)
Thermal shock (4)
Turbulence (31)

Prevent structural failure

Buckling (14)
Deformation (5)
Fatigue (4)
Fracture (rupture) (32)
Melting (0)

Protect from abiotic factors

Chemical toxins (28)
Dirt/solids (14)
Excess liquids (48)
Fire (10)
Gases (4)
Ice (4)
Light (29)
Loss of gases (3)
Loss of liquids (63)
Nuclear radiation (4)
Wind (20)

Protect from biotic factors

Animals (144)
Fungi (19)
Microbes (49)
Plants (4)

Regulate physiological processes

Cellular processes (26)
Homeostasis (50)
Reproduction or growth (38)