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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 group of insects?
(a) Hymenoptera.
(b) Diptera.
(c) Philliotera.
(d) Coleoptera.

2. Which of the following scientists pointed out that colonies of social insects tend to be more harmonious when the members are all closely related?
(a) Bier.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Goetsch.
(d) Hung.

3. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are split between male and female ants.
(b) Colonies are mostly male.
(c) Colonies are mostly female.
(d) Colonies are mostly sexless.

4. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?
(a) Dragonflies.
(b) Locust.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Honey bees.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following procedures is NOT altered when an individual undergoes sociogenesis?

5. Which of the following scientists was the first to discover the glandular source of colony odor?

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