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Catabolism, an Uncommon card
Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 49
- DEF
- 20
- Power
- 69
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 69 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Catabolism quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Catabolism card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Catabolism breaks down large ______ into smaller units.
Answer
molecules. Catabolism breaks down large molecules into smaller units. From the Catabolism article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Catabolism. Catabolism 49 · Acacia leptoloba 44 · Assegai 41 · Klamputis 37 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Catabolism. Catabolism 46,000 · Dry season 25,000 · Anomalopidae 18,000 · Acacia leptoloba 140 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Catabolism breaks down large molecules into smaller units.
- Catabolism is the breaking-down aspect of metabolism, whereas anabolism is the building-up aspect.
- Cells use the monomers released from breaking down polymers to either construct new polymer molecules or degrade the monomers further to simple waste products, releasing energy.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Catabolism article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 49 and blocks with 20: each hit it takes is cut by 8 %.
How to get Catabolism
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Catabolism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: Tim Vickers Vector: Fvasconcellos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
