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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?
(a) All tiers will fight alien workers.
(b) Tier 2.
(c) Tier 1.
(d) Tier 3.

2. What is the main component of a weaver ant's nest?
(a) Sand.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Wood.

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis found in ant species?
(a) Parabiosis.
(b) Xenobiosis.
(c) Dulosis.
(d) Viralbiosis.

4. Which of the following scientists solely studied the way harvester ants affected cross-pollination in 1986?
(a) Gould.
(b) Rissing.
(c) Huber.
(d) Wilde.

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

6. What is the most effective way for ants to subdue their prey?
(a) Wrestling with legs.
(b) Strong mandibles.
(c) Poisonous stingers.
(d) Pinning with antennae.

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

8. On which part of the host ant's body do Coxequesomidae mites live?
(a) Mandible.
(b) Throax.
(c) Gastor.
(d) Antennae.

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

10. 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?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

11. Which of the following is the most common type of plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Carebara.
(b) Vidua.
(c) Acacia.
(d) Moffett.

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

13. How many species of army ants can be found in "The New World"?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

14. What type of weather facilitates the introduction of parasitic queens?
(a) Humid weather.
(b) Stormy weather.
(c) Cool weather.
(d) Sunny weather.

15. What do leafcutter ants primarily feed off?
(a) Plant matter.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following scientists used to preserve ants in vodka?

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

3. When Wilson wrote about studying harvester ants and the Old Testament, where was he located?

4. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?

5. In the prey chart listed on pages 559-561, where are all species of thief ants found?

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