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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 colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?
(a) Cleopatra's ants.
(b) Pharaoh's ants.
(c) Queen's ants.
(d) Sphynx ants.

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

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

4. Which of the following procedures is NOT altered when an individual undergoes sociogenesis?
(a) Behavior.
(b) Physical location.
(c) Caste.
(d) Sexual fertility.

5. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?
(a) 13.
(b) 27.
(c) 32.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?

2. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?

3. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?

4. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?

5. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?

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