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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. Of all the landscapes explored in the opening of this novel, which landscape has the highest density of ants per hectare?
(a) The Ivory Coast.
(b) The Amazonian Rainforest.
(c) The Fittkau Forests.
(d) The Zaire Savannahs.

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

3. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) Her young remove them.
(b) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.
(c) Her partner removes them.
(d) She removes them herself.

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

5. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are split between male and female ants.
(b) Colonies are mostly sexless.
(c) Colonies are mostly male.
(d) Colonies are mostly female.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?

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

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

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