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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 differentiates aldates from other ants in a colony?
(a) Wings.
(b) Coloration.
(c) Reproductive organs.
(d) Long antennae.

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

3. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?
(a) Ugly ants.
(b) Timid ants.
(c) Crazy ants.
(d) Fat ants.

4. What is morphogenesis?
(a) The procedure through which embryos become adults.
(b) The procedure through which folic acid becomes nitrogen.
(c) The procedure through which eggs are fertilized.
(d) The procedure through which cells divide.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?

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

4. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?

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

(see the answer key)

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