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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following body parts are NOT affected by formicosis?
(a) Lungs.
(b) Bronchials.
(c) Throat.
(d) Nose.

2. Where was Wilson heading when he was desperately trying to get a hold of Le Pouce to perform a specialized predator field study?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Phnom Penh.
(d) Saigon.

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

4. According to Wilson, which of the following ants is best to study and preserve?
(a) Virgin queens.
(b) Reproductive queens.
(c) Workers.
(d) Larvae.

5. Which of the following is not a myrmecophile noted in the text?
(a) Wasps.
(b) Flies.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Locusts.

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

7. Which of the following types of symbiosis does NOT deal with nest sharing?
(a) Plesiobiosis.
(b) Lestobiosis.
(c) Inquilinism.
(d) Cleptobiosis.

8. During what season of the year do harvester ants struggle with "triple crunch"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

10. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?
(a) At least one month old.
(b) At least one year old.
(c) At least one week old.
(d) At least one day old.

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

12. In what country did scientists Vepsalainen and Pisarski devise a three-tiered classification for hierarchical competition?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Romania.
(d) Finland.

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

14. How is dulosis defined?
(a) Foraging.
(b) Brooding.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) Slavery.

15. What is another word for myrmecophile?
(a) Queen.
(b) Predator.
(c) Host.
(d) Guest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a host used by fungus-growing ants in their gardens?

2. Which of the following is another name for fungus growing ants?

3. What does a "true ectoparasite" feed off?

4. Which of the following ant species is of most interest to Wilson and Holldobler in their discussion of fungus growing ants?

5. In what part of the ant's anatomy are the unicellular glands?

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