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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 phase of colony defense?
(a) Contact.
(b) Alarm.
(c) Recruitment.
(d) Absconding.

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

3. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) July.
(d) October.

4. How many levels of genealogical relationships do sweat bees have with one another?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

5. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?
(a) Dragonflies.
(b) Honey bees.
(c) Locust.
(d) Wasps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?

2. How many categories of ant communication are there?

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis found in ant species?

4. What type of hierarchy does Wilson use to describe an ant colony?

5. Which of the following is not a myrmecophile noted in the text?

(see the answer key)

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