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

2. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?
(a) The coastal world.
(b) The terrestrial world.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The aquatic world.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a segment in an ant's body?
(a) The alitrunk.
(b) The petiole.
(c) The kampf.
(d) The gaster.

5. What happens in during pleometriosis?
(a) Multiple queens work together to physically eliminate a powerful queen.
(b) Multiple queens start a colony together.
(c) Multiple queens from one colony start multiple nests that do not relate.
(d) Multiple queens battle for power within a colony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?

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

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

4. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?

5. Which of the following is NOT a group of insects?

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