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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Caste and Division of Labor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?
(a) Physical Elimination.
(b) Emigration.
(c) Egg Defect.
(d) Reproductive Castration.

2. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?
(a) Fighting with other ant colonies.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Genetic disease.

3. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?
(a) Iodine.
(b) Pheromones.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Sodium.

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

5. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?
(a) Increase the number of male ants.
(b) Increase the number of workers.
(c) Increase the number of female ants.
(d) Increase the number of queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take a foreign ant to produce a new colony odor?

2. What is modulatory communication?

3. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?

4. According to the study completed in 1984, what other function do the odor glands fulfill in ant colonies?

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

(see the answer key)

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