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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 groups within an ant colony produces the strongest identification odor?
(a) Worker ants.
(b) Sexually mature ants.
(c) Larvae ants.
(d) Queen ants.

2. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?
(a) Locust.
(b) Dragonflies.
(c) Honey bees.
(d) Wasps.

3. How old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?
(a) 80 million years old.
(b) 18 million years old.
(c) 8 million years old.
(d) 800 million years old.

4. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?
(a) She becomes a worker ant.
(b) She is ignored.
(c) She is expelled from the colony.
(d) She is killed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following insects are harvested in "ranches" by ants?

2. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?

3. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?

4. Which of the following terms expresses the ideal of group production with the disregard of individual needs?

5. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?

(see the answer key)

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