8 sentences with 'mechanisms'

Example sentences and phrases with the word mechanisms and other words derived from it.

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« Several mechanisms are known by which a volcano erupts »
« Changes in temperature have an influence on living things. Plants adapt to these changes by various mechanisms. »
« Thus, before the mechanisms of contagion were understood, at least some means of combating it were nevertheless implemented in some European cities. »
« With the rediscovery of Mendel's work, the mechanisms by which evolution occurs were revealed: it is in genetic mutation that new traits arise, and genes that favour the survival of offspring tend to dominate those that harm them. »
« Like all living things, the camel drinks to restore the normal water content in its body; it is just that - by various physiological mechanisms - it is amazingly adapted to desert conditions, and reduces fluid loss to a minimum during its activity in extreme temperatures. »
« There are even more sophisticated mechanisms among carnivorous plants, especially among the Nepentaceae. These are lianas that hang from trees, sometimes up to 15 metres high, or wind through mosses. At the end of their long, flat leaves, they develop cavities filled with insects, rainwater and dew. »
« The inhabitants of desert areas would be surprised by the incredible possibilities offered by their relationship with camels, which have amazing mechanisms of adaptation to the hostile environment in which they live; and they could never suspect that, in the camel, the solution to the problem that has always burdened desert populations: hunger. »
« Camels have important physiological mechanisms for survival. For example, they accumulate heat during the day: in the morning, their body temperature can be 34°C and in the evening it can reach 41°C. This high heat gain means that they store heat. This large increase implies a storage of heat, which is not eliminated by perspiration, thus saving five litres of water during the day, which would otherwise have to be lost through sweating to maintain a constant body temperature. »

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