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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 The Army Ants.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many queens are present in a Monogyny ant colony?
(a) Over one hundred queens.
(b) Over ten queens.
(c) One queen.
(d) Two queens.

3. Which of the following scientists was NOT involved in the study of hierarchical competition?
(a) Marikovsky.
(b) Loeschcke.
(c) Yasuno.
(d) Kazcmarek.

4. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?
(a) All tiers will fight alien workers.
(b) Tier 1.
(c) Tier 2.
(d) Tier 3.

5. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?
(a) Odor.
(b) Size.
(c) Wings.
(d) Coloration.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?

2. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?

3. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?

4. Which of the following is NOT a theory of polygynus discussed in the novel?

5. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?

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