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

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways biomass is measured?
(a) Weighing.
(b) Drying.
(c) Photographing.
(d) Collecting.

3. What percentage of ant colonies are lost due to ground-feeding birds?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 60 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

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

5. Which part of an ant's body is used most during kin recognition?
(a) Legs.
(b) Nose.
(c) Antennae.
(d) Eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?

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

3. Which of the following scientists was the first to discover the glandular source of colony odor?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?

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