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- Protect from abiotic factors
- Protect from biotic factors
- Regulate physiological processes
- Thin-walled tubular stems resist buckling: bamboo
- Quills resist buckling: porcupine
- Siliceous skeleton provides support: Venus flower basket
- Shape of feather shafts protect from wind: birds
- Crystals and fibers provide strength, flexibility: bones
- Organic cases provide protection: bagworm moths
- Bones absorb compression shock: birds
- Leaves resist bending: trees
- Skeleton provides support: sponges
- Flexural, torsional stiffness with minimal material use: organisms
- Stems resist buckling: plants
- Spines work as shock absorbers: West European hedgehog
- Stems vary stiffness: scouring horsetail
- Hydraulic action creates structural rigidity: human
- Bones' supporting beams provide strength: birds and mammals
- Shell microstructure protects from compression: conch
