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- Multiple organisms interact: soil ecosystem
- Teeth scrape and grind to break down coral: parrotfish
- Chewing through wood: harlequin beetle
- Teeth crush shells: walrus
- Jaws shear flesh: alligator snapping turtle
- Tongue cuts through fish scales: lamprey
- Mouth cuts through chitin: velvet mite
- Teeth specialized to diet: macropods
- Mouth sorts and grinds food: platypus
- Crystals of metal salts improve cutting ability: herbivorous insects
- Mineral crystals enhance cutting ability: limpet
- Mineral crystals enhance rasping power: chitons
- Specialized teeth wear down but remain effective: grazing animals
- Ovipositor drills through wood: parasitic wasps
- Beak cuts up food: trogons
- Head bores through wood: shipworm
- Teeth adapted to changing environments: great apes
- Breaking down wood: galatheid crab
- Secretion kills bacteria: burying beetle
