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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 category of ant communication?
(a) Grooming.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Attack.
(d) Recruitment.

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

3. Which of the following ants are considered most altruistic?
(a) Nonreproductive.
(b) Male drone workers.
(c) Queens.
(d) Larvae.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways biomass is measured?
(a) Weighing.
(b) Photographing.
(c) Collecting.
(d) Drying.

5. What are repletes concerned with?
(a) Defense.
(b) Reproduction.
(c) Brood care.
(d) Food storage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?

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

3. What is morphogenesis?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of ritualized communication?

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