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- Structures absorb amino acids: potbelly airplant
- Gills exchange oxygen efficiently: fish
- Intestines absorb glucose fast: hummingbird
- Membrane channel lets only some ions in: Streptomyces lividans
- Nitrogen fixed for termites: spirochete bacteria
- Diet compensates for mineral deficiencies: red deer
- Self-medicating prevents disease: rabbits
- Gene transfers enhance photosynthesis: marine viruses
- Kidneys filter impurities: human
- Leaves capture water: bromeliads
- Mounds accumulate calcium carbonate: termites
- Organs detect scent: reptiles
- Membranes desalinate water: mangrove
- Cells detect and sequester toxic copper: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tissues absorb nitrogen: haircap moss
- Mechanism concentrates inorganic carbon: diatoms
- Siphon filters seawater: sea squirt
- Rootlets reabsorb nutrients: giant groundsel
- Roots absorb nutrients from dead leaves: cushion plants
- Dissolved gold is precipitated: bacteria
- Proteins limit nanoparticle dispersal: sulfate-reducing bacteria
- Surviving low nutrient, low light conditions: peatland plants
- Photosynthesis with low CO2: peatland plants
- Secretions break down algal walls: stony corals
- Epiphytes capture nutrients: bromeliads
- Antennae detect odors: dampwood termite
- Body surface gathers nutrients: tapeworms
- Sensitivity to sweetness aids in food selection: honeybee
- Underwater sensors detect odors: spiny lobster
- Bacteria reduce iron oxide: Shewanella oneidensis
- Symbiosis provides nutrients: cicadas
- Relationship provides nutrients: pitcher plant
- Bacterial symbionts provide nitrogen: leafcutter ants
- Foraging aids revegetation: greater bilby
- Pores move water through membranes: cells
- Vegetation captures nutrients: hedgerows
- Organisms concentrate carbon dioxide: green algae
- Biopolymers absorb organic compounds in soil: plants
- Oily coating serves dual purpose: silk moth
- Leaves remove pollution: tree
- Glands excrete excess salt: mangrove
- Glands remove salt: penguins
- Old leaves help remove excess salt: mangrove
- Nephrons separate and recycle resources: human kidney
- Leaf cuticle allows select chemicals to pass: English ivy
- Stomata absorb nutrients from aerosols: Plants
- Apoplasts detoxify ozone (O3) inside leaves: plants
- Calcium oxalate formation sequesters carbon dioxide: saguaro cactus
- Symbiosis enables growth in salty soil: berseem clover
- Transport proteins respond to nutrient concentration: Aspergillus nidulans fungus
- Cell structures absorb and store pollutants: ryegrass
- Skin glands accumulate protective toxins from prey: Eleutherodactylus orientalis
- Semi-permeable skin selectively absorbs organic nutrients: Pacific hagfish
