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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. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?
(a) Sodium.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Pheromones.

2. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?
(a) Cannibaling the dead.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Abandoning the dead.
(d) Discarding the dead.

3. In the woodlands of New England, ants move as much soil as what other insect?
(a) Centipedes.
(b) Earthworms.
(c) Scarab Beetles.
(d) Armadillidiidae.

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

5. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?
(a) Underground.
(b) Near water.
(c) In garbage dumps.
(d) In trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are thermophilic ants drawn to?

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?

5. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?

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