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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 part of an ant's body is used most during kin recognition?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Antennae.
(c) Nose.
(d) Legs.

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 is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?
(a) Colony preservation.
(b) Colony disbursement.
(c) Colony foundation.
(d) Colony growth.

4. How many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?
(a) 4.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 14.

5. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?
(a) The Ergonomic Stage.
(b) The Virgin Stage.
(c) The Reproductive Stage.
(d) The Founding Stage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of ants does the least amount of physical work within the colony?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?

3. How much of the Amazon rainforest is composed of ants and other insects?

4. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?

5. How long do Idaho harvester ants typically live after they begin foraging?

(see the answer key)

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