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Cobalt in biology, a Common card
Cobalt is essential to the metabolism of all animals. It is a key constituent of cobalamin, also known as vitamin B12, the primary biological reservoir of cobalt as an ultratrace element.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 79
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,000
Power 79 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Cobalt in biology quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cobalt in biology card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Proteins based on ______ use corrin to hold the cobalt.
Answer
cobalamin. Proteins based on cobalamin use corrin to hold the cobalt. From the Cobalt in biology article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sarat Kumar Kar. Sarat Kumar Kar 54 · Cobalt in biology 50 · South Mountain State Park 44 · Spence Hot Springs 41 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- Bacteria in the stomachs of ruminant animals convert cobalt salts into vitamin B12, a compound which can only be produced by bacteria or archaea.
- A minimal presence of cobalt in soils therefore markedly improves the health of grazing animals, and an uptake of 0.20 mg/kg a day is recommended because they have no other source of vitamin B12.
- Proteins based on cobalamin use corrin to hold the cobalt.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cobalt in biology article was read about 2,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 50 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Cobalt in biology
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cobalt in biology (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hbf878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
