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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. In what country did scientists Vepsalainen and Pisarski devise a three-tiered classification for hierarchical competition?
(a) Poland.
(b) Romania.
(c) Finland.
(d) Sweden.

3. What part of their body do army ants link to create a chain, or barrier?
(a) Their antennae.
(b) Their heads.
(c) Their legs.
(d) Their abdomens.

4. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?
(a) 1950's.
(b) 1930's.
(c) 1970's.
(d) 1910's.

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?
(a) Physical Elimination.
(b) Egg Defect.
(c) Reproductive Castration.
(d) Emigration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?

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

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