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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. When did Creighton create his useful review of "Ants North of Mexico"?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1980.

2. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?
(a) The shaping of castes through natural selection.
(b) The effects of competition on community structure.
(c) The social effects of monarchical rule.
(d) The hierarchy in control processes.

3. What species of ant carries large quantities of freshly cut vegetation into underground nests as deep as six meters?
(a) Pachycondyla.
(b) Cretomyrma.
(c) Acromyrmex.
(d) Solenopsis Invicta.

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?
(a) Flooding.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Overcrowding.
(d) Predation.

5. Which of the following lands is NOT free of ant species?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Greenland.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Polynesia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT a group of insects?

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

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

5. How many ants are contained in each hectare of soil in the Amazonian rainforest?

(see the answer key)

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