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

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

3. In the woodlands of New England, ants move as much soil as what other insect?
(a) Armadillidiidae.
(b) Scarab Beetles.
(c) Earthworms.
(d) Centipedes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following procedures is NOT altered when an individual undergoes sociogenesis?

2. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?

3. What is the scientific name for the first generation of workers?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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