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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. During trophallaxis communication, what is exchanged between individuals?
(a) Grooming.
(b) Odor.
(c) Food.
(d) Liquid.

2. 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?
(a) 1990's.
(b) 1980's.
(c) 1970's.
(d) 2000's.

3. Which of the following is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?
(a) Kin Selection.
(b) Offspring Consent.
(c) Parental Manipulation.
(d) Colony Odor.

4. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?
(a) Thousands of queens.
(b) One queen.
(c) Hundreds of queens.
(d) Millions of queens.

5. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?
(a) The shaping of castes through natural selection.
(b) The effects of competition on community structure.
(c) The social effects of monarchical rule.
(d) The hierarchy in control processes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?

2. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?

3. Which of the following is NOT a category of ant communication?

4. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?

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