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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 system of kin recognition listed in the novel?
(a) Recognition by Association.
(b) Spatial Distribution.
(c) Allelic Recognition.
(d) Sensual Recognition.

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

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

4. How much of the Amazon rainforest is composed of ants and other insects?
(a) All of it.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-fourth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many levels of genealogical relationships do sweat bees have with one another?

2. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?

3. How many ants are contained in each hectare of soil in the Amazonian rainforest?

4. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?

5. Which of the following was the first scientist to discuss kin selection in ants?

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