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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. Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis found in ant species?
(a) Viralbiosis.
(b) Dulosis.
(c) Parabiosis.
(d) Xenobiosis.

2. How many foraging periods to harvester ants typically participate in each day?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. How long does it take a foreign ant to produce a new colony odor?
(a) 40 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

4. Which of the following species of ants performed poorest during a study of group transportation?
(a) Dorylinae.
(b) Ponerinae.
(c) Ecitoninae.
(d) Leptanillinae.

5. What is the most important element in harvester ants' diet?
(a) Honey.
(b) Plant matter.
(c) Fungus.
(d) Grain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?

2. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?

3. How many varieties of ant-plant symbiosis are categorized in this chapter?

4. What is morphogenesis?

5. On which part of the host ant's body do Coxequesomidae mites live?

(see the answer key)

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