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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prey chart listed on pages 559-561, where are all species of thief ants found?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Southwestern United States.
(c) New Guinea.
(d) Tropical Asia.

2. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?
(a) 1970's.
(b) 1950's.
(c) 1930's.
(d) 1910's.

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

4. What part of their body do army ants link to create a chain, or barrier?
(a) Their legs.
(b) Their heads.
(c) Their abdomens.
(d) Their antennae.

5. Which of the following scientists told the amusing anecdote about ants that stripped a garden overnight?
(a) Holldobler.
(b) Cherrett.
(c) Belt.
(d) von Hagen.

6. What are bead glands also known as?
(a) Diamond bodies.
(b) Pearl bodies.
(c) Gold bodies.
(d) Emerald bodies.

7. How do major workers in a weaver ant nest treat minor workers?
(a) The major workers ignore the minor workers.
(b) The major workers fear the minor worker.
(c) The major and minor workers are in constant competition.
(d) The major and minor workers work communally.

8. How many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?
(a) 24.
(b) 34.
(c) 14.
(d) 4.

9. In the Ivory Coast, what insect species were the blind ants eating, 20 centimeters below the soil?
(a) Earthworms.
(b) Centipedes.
(c) ladybugs.
(d) Earwigs.

10. Which of the following scientists used to preserve ants in vodka?
(a) Tullgren.
(b) Fluon.
(c) Shapley.
(d) Berlese.

11. When Wilson wrote about studying harvester ants and the Old Testament, where was he located?
(a) India.
(b) Persia.
(c) Israel.
(d) Syria.

12. Where do weaver ants live, exclusively?
(a) Underground.
(b) Near water.
(c) In vegetation.
(d) In trees.

13. What shape does an ant garden typically take?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Round.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Square.

14. In a weaver ant community, which of the following is the only group of ants exempt from nest building duties?
(a) Minor workers.
(b) Queens.
(c) Larvae.
(d) Major workers.

15. Which of the following insects are harvested in "ranches" by ants?
(a) Aphids.
(b) Katydids.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Honeybees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT part of mutualism within ant-plant symbiosis?

2. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?

3. What is another word for myrmecophile?

4. Which of the following is not a myrmecophile noted in the text?

5. In Gray's report regarding worker ants of the Myrmecia variant, how long would the workers crouch close to a branch, mandibles open, waiting to spring at prey?

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