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Commensalism, an Uncommon card
Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit from each other, amensalism, where one is harmed while the other is unaffected, and parasitism, where one is harmed and the other benefits.
- The commensal may obtain nutrients, shelter, support, or locomotion from the host species, which is substantially unaffected.
- The commensal relation is often between a larger host and a smaller commensal, the host organism is unmodified, whereas the commensal species may show great structural adaptation consistent with its habits, as in the remoras that ride attached to sharks and other fishes.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Commensalism article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Commensalism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : shahar chaikin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
