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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stridulatory organ in an ant's anatomy do?
(a) Makes sound.
(b) Emits odors.
(c) Vibrates with sound.
(d) Processes scent.

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

3. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) Her young remove them.
(b) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.
(c) She removes them herself.
(d) Her partner removes them.

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

5. Who coined the term "social insects"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Wheeler.
(c) Holldobler.
(d) Morton.

6. At what university were radioactive ants found in the 1960s?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Columbia.

7. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?
(a) The coastal world.
(b) The terrestrial world.
(c) The aquatic world.
(d) All of the above.

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

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

10. How long do Idaho harvester ants typically live after they begin foraging?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two years.

11. What percentage of ant colonies are lost due to ground-feeding birds?
(a) 40 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 60 percent.

12. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?
(a) She is killed.
(b) She is expelled from the colony.
(c) She becomes a worker ant.
(d) She is ignored.

13. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?
(a) The shaping of castes through natural selection.
(b) The hierarchy in control processes.
(c) The social effects of monarchical rule.
(d) The effects of competition on community structure.

14. Which of the following activities did Huber mistakenly think was play among ant species?
(a) Embracing.
(b) Marching.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Jousting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is modulatory communication?

2. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?

3. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?

4. How many levels of genealogical relationships do sweat bees have with one another?

5. When did Creighton create his useful review of "Ants North of Mexico"?

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