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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 The Fungus Growers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?
(a) Underground.
(b) Near water.
(c) In garbage dumps.
(d) In trees.

2. Which of the following scientists told the amusing anecdote about ants that stripped a garden overnight?
(a) Belt.
(b) von Hagen.
(c) Holldobler.
(d) Cherrett.

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

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

5. Who coined the term "social insects"?
(a) Holldobler.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Morton.
(d) Wheeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do ants communicate?

2. How is dulosis defined?

3. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?

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

5. Which of the following tasks is NOT a concern for minor workers?

(see the answer key)

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