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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 Collecting, Culturing, Observing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the most common type of plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Carebara.
(b) Vidua.
(c) Moffett.
(d) Acacia.

2. In the Ivory Coast, what insect species were the blind ants eating, 20 centimeters below the soil?
(a) Centipedes.
(b) Earwigs.
(c) Earthworms.
(d) ladybugs.

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

4. How fast can the desert ant run?
(a) 10 meters per second.
(b) 1 meter per second.
(c) 10 meters per minute.
(d) 1 meter per minute.

5. What is modulatory communication?
(a) Communication in regards to alien attack.
(b) Communication meant to alter another's behavior.
(c) Communication to the queen.
(d) Communication for the purpose of reproduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries is the Eciton Burchelli army ant NOT found?

2. During what season of the year do harvester ants struggle with "triple crunch"?

3. On which part of the host ant's body do Coxequesomidae mites live?

4. Which of the following terms expresses the ideal of group production with the disregard of individual needs?

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

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