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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 old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?
(a) 18 million years old.
(b) 80 million years old.
(c) 8 million years old.
(d) 800 million years old.

2. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?
(a) Hundreds of queens.
(b) Millions of queens.
(c) Thousands of queens.
(d) One queen.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many queens are present in a Monogyny ant colony?

3. What is morphogenesis?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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