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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 species of ants performed poorest during a study of group transportation?
(a) Leptanillinae.
(b) Dorylinae.
(c) Ecitoninae.
(d) Ponerinae.

2. Which of the following was the first scientist to discuss kin selection in ants?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Lin.
(c) Michener.
(d) Hamilton.

3. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?
(a) Colony growth.
(b) Colony preservation.
(c) Colony foundation.
(d) Colony disbursement.

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

5. Which of the following scientists was NOT involved in the study of hierarchical competition?
(a) Marikovsky.
(b) Yasuno.
(c) Loeschcke.
(d) Kazcmarek.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is dulosis defined?

2. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?

3. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?

4. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?

5. Which of the following species of ants is NOT considered territorial?

(see the answer key)

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