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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. How many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?
(a) 14.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 4.

2. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

3. How many species of army ants can be found in "The New World"?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

4. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?
(a) At least one day old.
(b) At least one week old.
(c) At least one month old.
(d) At least one year old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following scientists was NOT involved in the study of hierarchical competition?

2. How many queens are present in a Monogyny ant colony?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?

4. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?

5. What happens in during pleometriosis?

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