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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 to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?
(a) The number of her offspring decreases.
(b) The number of her offspring is unaffected.
(c) The number of her offspring increases.
(d) She will no longer produce offspring.

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

3. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?
(a) She is killed.
(b) She is ignored.
(c) She becomes a worker ant.
(d) She is expelled from the colony.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of ant colonies are lost due to ground-feeding birds?

2. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?

3. In what country did scientists Vepsalainen and Pisarski devise a three-tiered classification for hierarchical competition?

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

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

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