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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Caste and Division of Labor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of ants maintain many different nests although they only live in one at a time?
(a) Weaver ants.
(b) Army ants.
(c) Fire ants
(d) Leaf cutter ants.

2. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?
(a) Colony disbursement.
(b) Colony preservation.
(c) Colony growth.
(d) Colony foundation.

3. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?
(a) Queen's ants.
(b) Sphynx ants.
(c) Cleopatra's ants.
(d) Pharaoh's ants.

4. Which of the following is NOT a category of ant communication?
(a) Recruitment.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Grooming.
(d) Attack.

5. Which of the following scientists pointed out that colonies of social insects tend to be more harmonious when the members are all closely related?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Bier.
(c) Hung.
(d) Goetsch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?

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

3. How many categories of ant communication are there?

4. For which of the following activities is communication most important within an ant colony?

5. Which of the following groups of ants does the least amount of physical work within the colony?

(see the answer key)

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