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

2. Which of the following is the most common type of plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Moffett.
(b) Carebara.
(c) Acacia.
(d) Vidua.

3. During trophallaxis communication, what is exchanged between individuals?
(a) Odor.
(b) Food.
(c) Liquid.
(d) Grooming.

4. How long does it take a foreign ant to produce a new colony odor?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 5 days.

5. What species of ant carries large quantities of freshly cut vegetation into underground nests as deep as six meters?
(a) Solenopsis Invicta.
(b) Acromyrmex.
(c) Pachycondyla.
(d) Cretomyrma.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his studies in Louisiana, what system did Moser find ant fungus growing ant nests?

2. How is dulosis defined?

3. Which of the following terms describes an ant colony's maintenance by self-regulation?

4. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?

5. What type of weather facilitates the introduction of parasitic queens?

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