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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) Coloration.
(b) Odor.
(c) Size.
(d) Wings.

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

3. What does the term "army ant" relate to?
(a) Food location.
(b) Defensive movement.
(c) Nesting.
(d) Reproduction.

4. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?
(a) Dolichoderinae.
(b) Fungeralinae.
(c) Ponerianae.
(d) Myrmeciinae.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in during pleometriosis?

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

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

4. How many species of army ants can be found in "The New World"?

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

(see the answer key)

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