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Uncommon card · Science
Folate, an Uncommon card
Folate, also known as vitamin B9 and folacin, is one of the B vitamins.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Folate quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Folate card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It ______ naturally in many foods.
Answer
occurs. It occurs naturally in many foods. From the Folate article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Gallium. Gallium 220,000 · Folate 170,000 · Text messaging 130,000 · Atmosphere of Venus 100,000 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.
- Folate is required for the body to make DNA and RNA and metabolize amino acids necessary for cell division and maturation of blood cells.
- As the human body cannot make folate, it is required in the diet, making it an essential nutrient.
- It occurs naturally in many foods.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Folate article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Folate
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Folate (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ben Mills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
