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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Queen Numbers and Domination.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?
(a) 13.
(b) 27.
(c) 32.
(d) 19.

2. Which of the following is NOT a theory of polygynus discussed in the novel?
(a) Pleometriosis.
(b) Colony Fusion.
(c) Queen Adoption.
(d) Twin Birth.

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

4. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Sodium.
(d) Pheromones.

5. Which of the following species of ants is known to cover their queen during immigration from one nest to another?
(a) Haploid number ants.
(b) African weaver ants.
(c) Driver ants.
(d) Leaf cutter ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?

2. How many levels of genealogical relationships do sweat bees have with one another?

3. Which of the following is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?

4. When did Creighton create his useful review of "Ants North of Mexico"?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?

(see the answer key)

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