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Deinococcus radiodurans, an Uncommon card
Deinococcus radiodurans is a bacterium, an extremophile and one of the most radiation-resistant organisms known.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Deinococcus radiodurans quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Deinococcus radiodurans card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and therefore is known as a ______.
Answer
polyextremophile. It can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and therefore is known as a polyextremophile. From the Deinococcus radiodurans article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Guinness Book Of World Records listed it in January ____ as the world's most radiation-resistant bacterium and most radiation-resistant lifeform.
Answer
1990s. The Guinness Book Of World Records listed it in January 1998 as the world's most radiation-resistant bacterium and most radiation-resistant lifeform. From the Deinococcus radiodurans article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Deinococcus radiodurans. Deinococcus radiodurans 75 · Cynodontia 70 · Genotype 66 · Borage 63 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.
- It can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and therefore is known as a polyextremophile.
- The Guinness Book Of World Records listed it in January 1998 as the world's most radiation-resistant bacterium and most radiation-resistant lifeform.
- Several bacteria of comparable radioresistance are known, including some species of the genus Chroococcidiopsis and some species of Rubrobacter, among the archaea, the species Thermococcus gammatolerans shows comparable radioresistance.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Deinococcus radiodurans article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Deinococcus radiodurans (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Credit: TEM of D. radiodurans acquired in the laboratory of Michael Daly, Uniformed Servic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
