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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. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?
(a) Flooding.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Predation.
(d) Overcrowding.

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

3. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?
(a) Locust.
(b) Dragonflies.
(c) Honey bees.
(d) Wasps.

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

5. Which of the following groups within an ant colony produces the strongest identification odor?
(a) Sexually mature ants.
(b) Queen ants.
(c) Worker ants.
(d) Larvae ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?

2. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?

3. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?

4. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?

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

(see the answer key)

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