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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. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are mostly female.
(b) Colonies are split between male and female ants.
(c) Colonies are mostly sexless.
(d) Colonies are mostly male.

2. During what era did Crozier argue that scientists should not "discard kin selection in favor of parental manipulation" altering the way most scientists deal with kin selection?
(a) 2000's.
(b) 1970's.
(c) 1980's.
(d) 1990's.

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

4. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?
(a) Colony preservation.
(b) Colony disbursement.
(c) Colony foundation.
(d) Colony growth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?

2. How are alien species treated when they enter the nest?

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

4. How long does it take a foreign ant to produce a new colony odor?

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

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