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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Social Homeostasis and Flexibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?
(a) Allelic Recognition.
(b) Sensual Recognition.
(c) Recognition by Association.
(d) Spatial Distribution.

2. How do ants communicate?
(a) Through a complex pattern of squeaks.
(b) Through antennae movement.
(c) Ants do not communicate.
(d) Through chemical emissions.

3. What do young, nonreproductive ants do with their eggs?
(a) They abandon them.
(b) Nonreproductive ants do not produce eggs.
(c) They bury them.
(d) They feed them to the queen.

4. Which of the following activities did Huber mistakenly think was play among ant species?
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Marching.
(c) Jousting.
(d) Embracing.

5. Which of the following groups of ants spends the most time self-grooming?
(a) Queens.
(b) Major workers.
(c) They all spend equal amounts of time self-grooming.
(d) Minor workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of hierarchy does Wilson use to describe an ant colony?

2. What species of ant carries large quantities of freshly cut vegetation into underground nests as deep as six meters?

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

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

5. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?

(see the answer key)

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