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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 colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?
(a) Ugly ants.
(b) Crazy ants.
(c) Timid ants.
(d) Fat ants.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a ways Wilson describes foreign ants being treated?
(a) They are forced to lock mandibles in a dual.
(b) They are pestered with constant nipping and leg pulling.
(c) They are accepted, but withheld food.
(d) They are killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the study completed in 1984, what other function do the odor glands fulfill in ant colonies?

2. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?

3. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?

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

5. Which of the following species of ants is known to cover their queen during immigration from one nest to another?

(see the answer key)

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