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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 Symbioses Between Ants and Plants.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does a "true ectoparasite" feed off?
(a) Excrement.
(b) Soil.
(c) Blood.
(d) Larvae.

3. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?
(a) Ponerianae.
(b) Fungeralinae.
(c) Myrmeciinae.
(d) Dolichoderinae.

4. What are repletes concerned with?
(a) Reproduction.
(b) Defense.
(c) Brood care.
(d) Food storage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?

4. Which of the following is NOT a factor distracting from optimal foraging within an ant colony?

5. How do the heads of major workers compare to the heads of minor workers?

(see the answer key)

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