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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. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two minutes.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two weeks.

2. How is dulosis defined?
(a) Brooding.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) Foraging.

3. What happens in during pleometriosis?
(a) Multiple queens from one colony start multiple nests that do not relate.
(b) Multiple queens battle for power within a colony.
(c) Multiple queens start a colony together.
(d) Multiple queens work together to physically eliminate a powerful queen.

4. During his studies in Louisiana, what system did Moser find ant fungus growing ant nests?
(a) Transportation systems.
(b) Ventilation systems.
(c) Hydration systems.
(d) Plumbing systems.

5. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?
(a) Sphynx ants.
(b) Queen's ants.
(c) Cleopatra's ants.
(d) Pharaoh's ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a ways Wilson describes foreign ants being treated?

2. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?

3. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?

4. How many varieties of ant-plant symbiosis are categorized in this chapter?

5. What part of milling-major heads are adapted for their work?

(see the answer key)

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