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- Prevent structural failure
- Protect from abiotic factors
- Protect from biotic factors
- Regulate physiological processes
- Bones self-heal: vertebrates
- Hole structure strengthens bone: horse
- Lightweighting: Scots pine
- Fibers keep tall spikes upright: titan arum
- Leaves given structural support: giant water-lily
- Nest cells support heavy weights: bees and wasps
- Structural composition provides strength in changing conditions: plants
- Rod-like reinforcements provide strength: plants
- Reinforced fibers provide strength: plants
- Lignified parenchyma cells provide strength: plants
- Sclereid cells prevent soft tissue collapse: plants
- Collenchyma cells provide strength, flexibility: plants
- Thickness stabilizes tall trees: baobob
- Fluid protects eggs: birds
- Intricate silica architecture survives forces: diatoms
- Interwoven trees gain structural support: tropical trees
- Cuticle provides protection: arthropods
- Spicules are rigid structural materials: sponges
- Matrix stiffens connective tissue: sponges
- Fibers reinforce hydrostatic skeletons: sunflowers
- Arches provide structural support: termites
- Crystals and fibers provide strength, flexibility: bones
- Circular, tapering beams stabilize: plants
- Shape distributes stress: sea urchin
- Fluid pressure provides support: blue crab
- Pressure provides structural support: blackback land crab
- Buttressing resists uprooting: English oak
- Trusses provide support: Cholla cactus
- Support cells resist compression: nasturtium
- Structure protects against compression loading: staghorn coral
- Bones absorb compression shock: birds
- Leaves resist bending: trees
- Variable postures aid intertidal zone survival: sea palm
- Skeleton provides support: sponges
- Flexural, torsional stiffness with minimal material use: organisms
- Systems allow changes in mechanical properties: organisms
- Thin "shells" resist impact loading: sea urchins
- Stems resist buckling: plants
- Leaves resist gravitational loading: broad-leaved trees
- Supportive gel enables extreme shape change: sea anemone
- Teeth resist compression and tension: animals that chew
- Jelly substance provides structural support: jellyfish
- Elastic ligament provides support, shock absorption: large grazing mammals
- Spines work as shock absorbers: West European hedgehog
- Tail prevents sinking: sturgeons
- Shell changes shape: pancake tortoise
- Branches provide support: Russian thistle
- Teeth are resilient: sea otter
- Shells are tough: red abalone
- Footpads manage increasing body mass: mammals
- Trachea enables deep dives: leatherback sea turtle
- Exoskeleton adjusts: insects
- Shell provides resistance against cracking: macadamia nut
- Protein gives lifetime elasticity to tissues: human
- Structure is non-brittle: nacre
- Scales provide protection: arapaima
- Trunks perform complex three-dimensional motions: elephants
- Cuticle protects against cracks, damage: desert locust
- Composites provide strength: jumbo squid
- Shell compromises between strength and decreased drag: eastern river cooter
- Cellular structure allows for growth under extreme pressure: Aspergillus ustus mold
- Cartilage proteins dissipate forces and cushion joints: cow
- Magnesium substitution prevents cracks: sea snail
- Foot cushions support large weight: African elephant
