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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 Collecting, Culturing, Observing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is polyethism?
(a) Division of work by age.
(b) Division of work by strength.
(c) Division of work by caste.
(d) Division of work by gender.

2. What are bead glands also known as?
(a) Emerald bodies.
(b) Diamond bodies.
(c) Pearl bodies.
(d) Gold bodies.

3. Which of the following provides the silk needed to weave the weaver ants' nest together?
(a) Larvae.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Moths.
(d) Silkworms.

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

5. Which of the following scientists solely studied the way harvester ants affected cross-pollination in 1986?
(a) Rissing.
(b) Huber.
(c) Gould.
(d) Wilde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Wilson heading when he was desperately trying to get a hold of Le Pouce to perform a specialized predator field study?

2. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?

3. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?

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

5. How many times their own body weight do Idaho harvester ants retrieve during their lifetime?

(see the answer key)

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