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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 The Harvesting Ants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a myrmecophile noted in the text?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Flies.
(d) Wasps.

2. What happens in during pleometriosis?
(a) Multiple queens start a colony together.
(b) Multiple queens from one colony start multiple nests that do not relate.
(c) Multiple queens battle for power within a colony.
(d) Multiple queens work together to physically eliminate a powerful queen.

3. On which part of the host ant's body do Coxequesomidae mites live?
(a) Gastor.
(b) Antennae.
(c) Throax.
(d) Mandible.

4. Which of the following activities did Huber mistakenly think was play among ant species?
(a) Embracing.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Jousting.
(d) Marching.

5. How many times their own body weight do Idaho harvester ants retrieve during their lifetime?
(a) 2000 times their body weight.
(b) 200 times their body weight.
(c) Twice their body weight.
(d) 20 times their body weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is dulosis defined?

2. What percentage of ant colonies are lost due to ground-feeding birds?

3. From what gland do ants lay odor trails leading to food sources?

4. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?

5. How many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?

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