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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Colony Life Cycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what university were radioactive ants found in the 1960s?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

2. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) Her partner removes them.
(b) Her young remove them.
(c) She removes them herself.
(d) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.

3. Which of the following is NOT a group of insects?
(a) Philliotera.
(b) Hymenoptera.
(c) Coleoptera.
(d) Diptera.

4. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?
(a) Constructing a nest.
(b) Rearing young.
(c) Mating.
(d) Foraging for food.

5. How many ants are contained in each hectare of soil in the Amazonian rainforest?
(a) 80 million.
(b) 18 million.
(c) 800,000.
(d) 8 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?

2. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?

3. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?

4. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?

5. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?

(see the answer key)

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