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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 tasks is NOT a concern for minor workers?
(a) Nest maintenance.
(b) Defense.
(c) Brood care.
(d) Foraging.

2. What does the term "army ant" relate to?
(a) Reproduction.
(b) Food location.
(c) Nesting.
(d) Defensive movement.

3. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?
(a) Their anatomy.
(b) Their social organization.
(c) Their behavior.
(d) Their communication.

4. What is the most effective way for ants to subdue their prey?
(a) Wrestling with legs.
(b) Pinning with antennae.
(c) Poisonous stingers.
(d) Strong mandibles.

5. Which of the following types of ants maintain many different nests although they only live in one at a time?
(a) Army ants.
(b) Leaf cutter ants.
(c) Fire ants
(d) Weaver ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?

2. What shape does an ant garden typically take?

3. Which of the following is NOT a category of ant communication?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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