Architecture:
Termite mounds create a convection current that keeps them warm. This system has been copied in business buildings and some houses

Infection control:
Bacteria do not stick to shark skin. A coating material that is used in shark skin is used in hospitals

Vehicle design:
Shark skin has scales that reduce water resistance while swimming. These ridges have been used to reduce swim resistance on aircraft and boats etc

Adhesion:
Lotus flowers have water-repelling properties. This has been reproduced to produce self-cleaning glass

Physiological research:
Some species have evolved to become adapted to specific environmental conditions

Pest control species:
A wide range of predators are used to control agricultural pests

Gene-pool problems:
A gene pool problems is the total number of different gens present in all individuals in a population of a particular species
Conserving a large gene pool is not possible if only a few members individual

Biogeochemical cycles:
Living organisms are involved in many of the processes in the biogeochemical cycle. Many of the processes are dome by microbes in the soi;

Soil maintenance:
Soil is vital for the growth and survival of almost plants/
The ecosystem does this by providing nutrients for DOM and maintaining soil compaction with roots

The hydrological cycle:
Evapotranspiration from vegetation produces a large amount of water vapour that forms clouds, controls surface temperature and increases precipitation.

Interspecies relationships:
No species can live in ecological isolation because their survival relies on other species for a range of resources and ecological services