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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Colony Odor and Kin Recognition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are alien species treated when they enter the nest?
(a) They are welcomed.
(b) They are ignored.
(c) They are killed.
(d) They are forced out.

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

3. How many life cycle stages do all ant colonies go through?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. Which of the following is NOT a group of insects?
(a) Philliotera.
(b) Diptera.
(c) Hymenoptera.
(d) Coleoptera.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?

2. Of all the landscapes explored in the opening of this novel, which landscape has the highest density of ants per hectare?

3. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?

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

5. During what era did Crozier argue that scientists should not "discard kin selection in favor of parental manipulation" altering the way most scientists deal with kin selection?

(see the answer key)

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