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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 The Harvesting Ants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Wilson wrote about studying harvester ants and the Old Testament, where was he located?
(a) Persia.
(b) Israel.
(c) Syria.
(d) India.

2. What does the stridulatory organ in an ant's anatomy do?
(a) Makes sound.
(b) Processes scent.
(c) Vibrates with sound.
(d) Emits odors.

3. What type of hierarchy does Wilson use to describe an ant colony?
(a) Veiled hierarchy.
(b) Dense hierarchy.
(c) Functional hierarchy.
(d) Subliminal hierarchy.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT part of mutualism within ant-plant symbiosis?
(a) Ant parasites.
(b) Fungi.
(c) Myrmecophyte.
(d) Microorganisms.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which species of ants was a study relating to worker ants, and their response to nutritional needs, performed?

2. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?

3. During what season of the year do harvester ants struggle with "triple crunch"?

4. Which of the following scientists told the amusing anecdote about ants that stripped a garden overnight?

5. Which of the following was the first scientist to discuss kin selection in ants?

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