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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 many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 34.
(d) 24.

2. Through what body part do ants emit pheromones?
(a) Antennae.
(b) Exoskeleton.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Glands.

3. Which of the following is NOT a factor distracting from optimal foraging within an ant colony?
(a) Predators.
(b) Weather.
(c) Competition.
(d) Accidents.

4. Which of the following is NOT a segment in an ant's body?
(a) The alitrunk.
(b) The petiole.
(c) The kampf.
(d) The gaster.

5. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?
(a) Cannibaling the dead.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Discarding the dead.
(d) Abandoning the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?

2. Which of the following types of symbiosis does NOT deal with nest sharing?

3. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?

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

5. Which of the following species of ants is NOT considered territorial?

(see the answer key)

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