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

2. How do ants communicate?
(a) Through chemical emissions.
(b) Through antennae movement.
(c) Ants do not communicate.
(d) Through a complex pattern of squeaks.

3. What part of milling-major heads are adapted for their work?
(a) Their eyes.
(b) Their mouths.
(c) Their antennae.
(d) Their ears.

4. Which of the following best describes the body of weaver ants?
(a) Narrow bodied..
(b) Large bodied.
(c) Wide bodied.
(d) Small bodied.

5. How are alien species treated when they enter the nest?
(a) They are ignored.
(b) They are killed.
(c) They are welcomed.
(d) They are forced out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?

2. Which of the following insects are harvested in "ranches" by ants?

3. Which of the following groups of ants is most likely to eat a dead nest mate?

4. What are gamergates?

5. On what continent is there a species of ants that can explode their abdomens in a suicidal attempt to entrap their predators?

(see the answer key)

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