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- Floats keep fronds buoyant: bull kelp
- Gas-holding structure aids buoyancy: cuttlefish
- Skin acts as membrane: sea snake
- Swim bladder helps maintain buoyancy: ray-finned fish
- Gas-storage chamber controls buoyancy: nautilus
- Wing overcomes resistance: Pallas's long-tongued bat
- Group minimizes wind resistance: pelicans
- Eggs are buoyant: oviparous fish
- Seeds float to the best conditions: red mangrove
- Shell alters buoyancy: green turtle
- Swimbladder retains gases: ray-finned fish
- Wingtip feathers increase aerodynamic efficiency: flying birds
- Tail prevents sinking: sturgeons
- Flotation in turbulent waters: Heteropterid bugs
- Bubble raft used to float on water: violet snail
