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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 species of ant carries large quantities of freshly cut vegetation into underground nests as deep as six meters?
(a) Acromyrmex.
(b) Solenopsis Invicta.
(c) Pachycondyla.
(d) Cretomyrma.

2. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?
(a) The Founding Stage.
(b) The Ergonomic Stage.
(c) The Virgin Stage.
(d) The Reproductive Stage.

3. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?
(a) 50.
(b) Five.
(c) 500.
(d) 5000.

4. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?
(a) The terrestrial world.
(b) The aquatic world.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The coastal world.

5. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?

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

3. At what university were radioactive ants found in the 1960s?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?

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

(see the answer key)

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