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

2. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?
(a) Increase the number of workers.
(b) Increase the number of female ants.
(c) Increase the number of male ants.
(d) Increase the number of queens.

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

4. What percentage of ant colonies are lost due to ground-feeding birds?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 60 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of their body do army ants link to create a chain, or barrier?

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

3. What happens in during pleometriosis?

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

5. What does the term "army ant" relate to?

(see the answer key)

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