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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. What is the first stage in ant colony development?
(a) The Reproductive Stage.
(b) The Ergonomic Stage.
(c) The Virgin Stage.
(d) The Founding Stage.

2. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?
(a) Near water.
(b) In trees.
(c) Underground.
(d) In garbage dumps.

3. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?
(a) Liberia.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Russia.

4. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?
(a) Burying the dead.
(b) Cannibaling the dead.
(c) Discarding the dead.
(d) Abandoning the dead.

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?
(a) Predation.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Overcrowding.
(d) Flooding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a category of ant communication?

2. How many life cycle stages do all ant colonies go through?

3. Which of the following is NOT a ways Wilson describes foreign ants being treated?

4. Which part of an ant's body is used most during kin recognition?

5. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?

(see the answer key)

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