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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. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?
(a) Colony disbursement.
(b) Colony growth.
(c) Colony preservation.
(d) Colony foundation.

2. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?
(a) The clypeal carina.
(b) The lateral setae.
(c) The mesothoracic spiracle.
(d) The median seta.

3. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?
(a) Formic acid.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Coal dust.
(d) Gold filaments.

4. How much of the Amazon rainforest is composed of ants and other insects?
(a) One-fourth.
(b) All of it.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-half.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the scientific name for the first generation of workers?

3. What species of ant carries large quantities of freshly cut vegetation into underground nests as deep as six meters?

4. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?

5. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?

(see the answer key)

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