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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 type of hierarchy does Wilson use to describe an ant colony?
(a) Veiled hierarchy.
(b) Functional hierarchy.
(c) Dense hierarchy.
(d) Subliminal hierarchy.

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

3. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?
(a) 13.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 27.

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

5. Which of the following procedures is NOT altered when an individual undergoes sociogenesis?
(a) Caste.
(b) Sexual fertility.
(c) Behavior.
(d) Physical location.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species of army ants can be found in "The New World"?

2. Which of the following best describes the body of weaver ants?

3. How do the heads of major workers compare to the heads of minor workers?

4. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?

5. Which of the following chemicals do Wilson and Holldobler use on ant specimens?

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