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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 Symbioses Among Ant Species.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of ants maintain many different nests although they only live in one at a time?
(a) Leaf cutter ants.
(b) Weaver ants.
(c) Army ants.
(d) Fire ants

2. What is modulatory communication?
(a) Communication in regards to alien attack.
(b) Communication for the purpose of reproduction.
(c) Communication to the queen.
(d) Communication meant to alter another's behavior.

3. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?
(a) Constructing a nest.
(b) Rearing young.
(c) Mating.
(d) Foraging for food.

4. What is the scientific name for the first generation of workers?
(a) Minmis.
(b) Dinmis.
(c) Finmis.
(d) Binmis.

5. How long is the desert ant's life expectancy?
(a) 16 days.
(b) 36 days.
(c) 26 days.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?

2. Which of the following species of ants performed poorest during a study of group transportation?

3. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?

4. What is the first stage in ant colony development?

5. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?

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