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

2. Which of the following is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?
(a) Parental Manipulation.
(b) Kin Selection.
(c) Colony Odor.
(d) Offspring Consent.

3. How many categories of ant communication are there?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

4. Which of the following areas was NOT focused on in the chapter regarding plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Tropical Asia.
(b) Galapagos.
(c) Oceana.
(d) Africa.

5. How many times their own body weight do Idaho harvester ants retrieve during their lifetime?
(a) 20 times their body weight.
(b) Twice their body weight.
(c) 200 times their body weight.
(d) 2000 times their body weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what era did Crozier argue that scientists should not "discard kin selection in favor of parental manipulation" altering the way most scientists deal with kin selection?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?

4. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?

5. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?

(see the answer key)

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