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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. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?
(a) 500.
(b) 50.
(c) Five.
(d) 5000.

2. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?
(a) Liquid communication.
(b) Group communication.
(c) Chemical communication.
(d) Attack communication.

3. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?
(a) Myrmeciinae.
(b) Ponerianae.
(c) Dolichoderinae.
(d) Fungeralinae.

4. Which of the following is NOT a group of insects?
(a) Hymenoptera.
(b) Philliotera.
(c) Coleoptera.
(d) Diptera.

5. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of an ant's body is used most during kin recognition?

2. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?

3. Which of the following was NOT an achievement obtained in the goal toward understanding reductionism?

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

5. What is polyethism?

(see the answer key)

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