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

2. From what gland do ants lay odor trails leading to food sources?
(a) Propharyngeal gland.
(b) Dufour gland.
(c) Maxillary gland.
(d) Metapleural gland.

3. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?
(a) 1910's.
(b) 1930's.
(c) 1950's.
(d) 1970's.

4. What part of their body do army ants link to create a chain, or barrier?
(a) Their antennae.
(b) Their legs.
(c) Their heads.
(d) Their abdomens.

5. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important element in harvester ants' diet?

2. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?

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

4. What are bead glands also known as?

5. How many life cycle stages do all ant colonies go through?

(see the answer key)

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