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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 is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?
(a) Offspring Consent.
(b) Parental Manipulation.
(c) Kin Selection.
(d) Colony Odor.

2. What type of hierarchy does Wilson use to describe an ant colony?
(a) Subliminal hierarchy.
(b) Dense hierarchy.
(c) Functional hierarchy.
(d) Veiled hierarchy.

3. What part of milling-major heads are adapted for their work?
(a) Their antennae.
(b) Their mouths.
(c) Their ears.
(d) Their eyes.

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

5. For which of the following activities is communication most important within an ant colony?
(a) Reproduction.
(b) Protection.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Entertainment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms describes an ant colony's maintenance by self-regulation?

2. From what gland do ants lay odor trails leading to food sources?

3. What do young, nonreproductive ants do with their eggs?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?

5. What are thermophilic ants drawn to?

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