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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 month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) October.

2. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?
(a) Tier 2.
(b) All tiers will fight alien workers.
(c) Tier 3.
(d) Tier 1.

3. How do ants communicate?
(a) Ants do not communicate.
(b) Through a complex pattern of squeaks.
(c) Through chemical emissions.
(d) Through antennae movement.

4. Which of the following is NOT a ways Wilson describes foreign ants being treated?
(a) They are accepted, but withheld food.
(b) They are killed.
(c) They are forced to lock mandibles in a dual.
(d) They are pestered with constant nipping and leg pulling.

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of ritualized communication?
(a) Organ tapping.
(b) Odor excretion.
(c) Visual features.
(d) Body movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in during pleometriosis?

2. Which of the following species of ants is known to cover their queen during immigration from one nest to another?

3. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?

4. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?

5. Which of the following is NOT part of mutualism within ant-plant symbiosis?

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