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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. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two days.

2. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?
(a) The number of her offspring decreases.
(b) She will no longer produce offspring.
(c) The number of her offspring is unaffected.
(d) The number of her offspring increases.

3. Which of the following is NOT a method of communication used by ant species?
(a) Tactile.
(b) Expressionary.
(c) Auditory.
(d) Visual.

4. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?
(a) Increase the number of workers.
(b) Increase the number of queens.
(c) Increase the number of female ants.
(d) Increase the number of male ants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do ants communicate?

2. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?

3. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?

4. What is the scientific name for the first generation of workers?

5. What did scientist Santschi find that ants follow, during his experiment in 1911?

(see the answer key)

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