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Uncommon card · Nature
Habitat destruction, an Uncommon card
Habitat destruction occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 44,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Habitat destruction quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Habitat destruction card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Habitat destruction is in fact the leading cause of ______ loss and species extinction worldwide.
Answer
biodiversity. Habitat destruction is in fact the leading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction worldwide. From the Habitat destruction article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ninhursag. Ninhursag 81,000 · Habitat destruction 44,000 · Evolutionary developmental biology 30,000 · Coral reef fish 21,000 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.
- The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease in biodiversity and species numbers.
- Habitat destruction is in fact the leading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction worldwide.
- Humans contribute to habitat destruction through the use of natural resources, agriculture, industrial production and urbanization.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Habitat destruction article was read about 44,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Habitat destruction
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Habitat destruction (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Conservation International, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
