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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?
(a) Pharaoh's ants.
(b) Cleopatra's ants.
(c) Sphynx ants.
(d) Queen's ants.

5. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?
(a) Increase the number of male ants.
(b) Increase the number of female ants.
(c) Increase the number of queens.
(d) Increase the number of workers.

6. What is the first stage in ant colony development?
(a) The Reproductive Stage.
(b) The Founding Stage.
(c) The Virgin Stage.
(d) The Ergonomic Stage.

7. Which of the following lands is NOT free of ant species?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Polynesia.

8. Which of the following insects is most detrimental to ant populations?
(a) Ladybugs.
(b) Aphids.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Spiders.

9. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) July.

10. How old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?
(a) 18 million years old.
(b) 800 million years old.
(c) 80 million years old.
(d) 8 million years old.

11. How many ants are contained in each hectare of soil in the Amazonian rainforest?
(a) 800,000.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 80 million.
(d) 18 million.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways biomass is measured?
(a) Collecting.
(b) Photographing.
(c) Drying.
(d) Weighing.

13. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?
(a) 70 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

14. Which of the following ant hormones is found in many vegetable oils?
(a) Triolein.
(b) Tapinorma.
(c) Lasius Niger.
(d) Acromyrmex.

15. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?
(a) Fat ants.
(b) Timid ants.
(c) Ugly ants.
(d) Crazy ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do young, nonreproductive ants do with their eggs?

2. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?

3. Who coined the term "social insects"?

4. How many categories of ant communication are there?

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

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