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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. At what university were radioactive ants found in the 1960s?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a category of ant communication?
(a) Recruitment.
(b) Attack.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Grooming.

4. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?
(a) The mesothoracic spiracle.
(b) The clypeal carina.
(c) The lateral setae.
(d) The median seta.

5. Which of the following groups within an ant colony produces the strongest identification odor?
(a) Sexually mature ants.
(b) Queen ants.
(c) Larvae ants.
(d) Worker ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?

2. On which species of ants was a study relating to worker ants, and their response to nutritional needs, performed?

3. Which of the following is NOT a caste within ant colonies?

4. Which of the following was NOT an achievement obtained in the goal toward understanding reductionism?

5. How many times their own body weight do Idaho harvester ants retrieve during their lifetime?

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