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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 scientific name for the first generation of workers?
(a) Dinmis.
(b) Finmis.
(c) Binmis.
(d) Minmis.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?
(a) Mating.
(b) Foraging for food.
(c) Constructing a nest.
(d) Rearing young.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is morphogenesis?

3. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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