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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. How fast can the desert ant run?
(a) 10 meters per second.
(b) 1 meter per second.
(c) 10 meters per minute.
(d) 1 meter per minute.

2. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are split between male and female ants.
(b) Colonies are mostly female.
(c) Colonies are mostly male.
(d) Colonies are mostly sexless.

3. Which of the following is NOT a method of communication used by ant species?
(a) Visual.
(b) Tactile.
(c) Auditory.
(d) Expressionary.

4. Which of the following groups within an ant colony produces the strongest identification odor?
(a) Larvae ants.
(b) Worker ants.
(c) Sexually mature ants.
(d) Queen ants.

5. Which of the following scientists was NOT involved in the study of hierarchical competition?
(a) Kazcmarek.
(b) Marikovsky.
(c) Yasuno.
(d) Loeschcke.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Creighton create his useful review of "Ants North of Mexico"?

2. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?

3. Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to decide that an ant colony is a unit rather than a group of individuals?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?

5. How many species of army ants can be found in "The New World"?

(see the answer key)

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