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

2. Which of the following species of ants is known to cover their queen during immigration from one nest to another?
(a) Haploid number ants.
(b) African weaver ants.
(c) Leaf cutter ants.
(d) Driver ants.

3. How many ants are contained in each hectare of soil in the Amazonian rainforest?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 800,000.
(c) 18 million.
(d) 80 million.

4. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?
(a) Spatial Distribution.
(b) Sensual Recognition.
(c) Allelic Recognition.
(d) Recognition by Association.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?

3. On what continent is there a species of ants that can explode their abdomens in a suicidal attempt to entrap their predators?

4. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?

5. What differentiates aldates from other ants in a colony?

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