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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. Which of the following scientists was the first to discover the glandular source of colony odor?
(a) Morel.
(b) Vander Meer.
(c) Jaffe.
(d) Blum.

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

3. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?
(a) Attack communication.
(b) Liquid communication.
(c) Group communication.
(d) Chemical communication.

4. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?
(a) Fighting with other ant colonies.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Genetic disease.
(d) Dehydration.

5. How many foraging periods to harvester ants typically participate in each day?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape does an ant garden typically take?

2. On which species of ants was a study relating to worker ants, and their response to nutritional needs, performed?

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

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

5. What is another word for myrmecophile?

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