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Symbiogenesis, an Uncommon card
Symbiogenesis, also known as the endosymbiotic theory or serial endosymbiotic theory,) is the leading scientific theory for the evolutionary origin of eukaryotes from prokaryotic ancestors.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 75,000
Ranked #1,106 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Symbiogenesis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Symbiogenesis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Asteroid mining. Asteroid mining 88 · Biological pest control 84 · Symbiogenesis 81 · Lake Malawi 77 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya 110,000 · Symbiogenesis 75,000 · Biological pest control 37,000 · National World War I Memorial 19,000 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 theory holds that multi-membraned eukaryotic organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts are endosymbionts descended from formerly free-living prokaryotes that were phagocytized into another prokaryote's endomembrane system.
- Mitochondria appear to be phylogenetically related to Alphaproteobacteria such as Rickettsiales, while chloroplasts are thought to be related to beta-cyanobacteria.
- The idea that chloroplasts were originally independent unicellular organisms that merged into a symbiotic relationship with other unicellular organisms dates back to the 19th century, when it was espoused by researchers such as Andreas Schimper.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Symbiogenesis article was read about 75,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Symbiogenesis
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Symbiogenesis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chiswick Chap . Redrawn from File:Symbiogenesis.svg to reflect more recent science., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
