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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Colony Odor and Kin Recognition.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following scientists was the first to discover the glandular source of colony odor?
(a) Jaffe.
(b) Morel.
(c) Vander Meer.
(d) Blum.

3. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Fighting with other ant colonies.
(c) Genetic disease.
(d) Dehydration.

4. Which of the following ants are considered most altruistic?
(a) Queens.
(b) Nonreproductive.
(c) Male drone workers.
(d) Larvae.

5. Which of the following ant hormones is found in many vegetable oils?
(a) Tapinorma.
(b) Acromyrmex.
(c) Lasius Niger.
(d) Triolein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of an ant's body is used most during kin recognition?

2. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?

3. When did Creighton create his useful review of "Ants North of Mexico"?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?

5. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?

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