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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the red ant, Proceratium, forage for?
(a) Honey.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Plant matter.
(d) Sodium.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does a "true ectoparasite" feed off?
(a) Excrement.
(b) Blood.
(c) Soil.
(d) Larvae.

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

11. Which of the following countries is the Eciton Burchelli army ant NOT found?
(a) Peru.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Columbia.

12. 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.

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

14. How long can ants be stored in alcohol?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Indefinitely.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Wilson heading when he was desperately trying to get a hold of Le Pouce to perform a specialized predator field study?

3. Which of the following areas was NOT focused on in the chapter regarding plant-ant symbiosis?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis found in ant species?

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