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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Colony Life Cycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?
(a) The aquatic world.
(b) The coastal world.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The terrestrial world.

2. How do ants communicate?
(a) Through a complex pattern of squeaks.
(b) Through antennae movement.
(c) Through chemical emissions.
(d) Ants do not communicate.

3. How old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?
(a) 800 million years old.
(b) 80 million years old.
(c) 18 million years old.
(d) 8 million years old.

4. How many life cycle stages do all ant colonies go through?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) She removes them herself.
(b) Her partner removes them.
(c) Her young remove them.
(d) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a segment in an ant's body?

2. In the woodlands of New England, ants move as much soil as what other insect?

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

4. What is the first stage in ant colony development?

5. How much of the Amazon rainforest is composed of ants and other insects?

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