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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. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

3. What is modulatory communication?
(a) Communication to the queen.
(b) Communication in regards to alien attack.
(c) Communication meant to alter another's behavior.
(d) Communication for the purpose of reproduction.

4. Which of the following groups of ants does the least amount of physical work within the colony?
(a) Fertile female ants.
(b) Sterile female ants.
(c) Queen ants.
(d) Male ants.

5. What are bead glands also known as?
(a) Gold bodies.
(b) Pearl bodies.
(c) Emerald bodies.
(d) Diamond bodies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weather facilitates the introduction of parasitic queens?

2. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?

3. How fast can the desert ant run?

4. Which of the following is NOT a segment in an ant's body?

5. During trophallaxis communication, what is exchanged between individuals?

(see the answer key)

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