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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 activities did Huber mistakenly think was play among ant species?
(a) Embracing.
(b) Jousting.
(c) Marching.
(d) Wrestling.

2. Which of the following insects are harvested in "ranches" by ants?
(a) Katydids.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Honeybees.
(d) Aphids.

3. What is the first stage in ant colony development?
(a) The Ergonomic Stage.
(b) The Reproductive Stage.
(c) The Virgin Stage.
(d) The Founding Stage.

4. Which of the following species of ants is NOT considered territorial?
(a) Honeypot ants.
(b) Harvesting ants.
(c) Leaf cutter ants.
(d) Weaver ants.

5. Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis found in ant species?
(a) Parabiosis.
(b) Dulosis.
(c) Viralbiosis.
(d) Xenobiosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a method of foraging discussed in this novel?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?

4. What does a "true ectoparasite" feed off?

5. What are thermophilic ants drawn to?

(see the answer key)

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