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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 of the following activities did Huber mistakenly think was play among ant species?
(a) Embracing.
(b) Marching.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Jousting.

2. How fast can the desert ant run?
(a) 10 meters per second.
(b) 10 meters per minute.
(c) 1 meter per second.
(d) 1 meter per minute.

3. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) Her partner removes them.
(b) She removes them herself.
(c) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.
(d) Her young remove them.

4. Which of the following is NOT a theory of polygynus discussed in the novel?
(a) Queen Adoption.
(b) Twin Birth.
(c) Colony Fusion.
(d) Pleometriosis.

5. Which of the following is NOT a behavioral category for myrmecophiles?
(a) Trophobionts.
(b) Synoeketes.
(c) Tetrophobiants.
(d) Symphiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do young, nonreproductive ants do with their eggs?

2. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?

3. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?

4. Which of the following terms expresses the ideal of group production with the disregard of individual needs?

5. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?

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