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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a behavioral category for myrmecophiles?
(a) Trophobionts.
(b) Synoeketes.
(c) Symphiles.
(d) Tetrophobiants.

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

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

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

7. In what part of the ant's anatomy are the unicellular glands?
(a) The abdomen.
(b) The thorax.
(c) The antennae.
(d) The head.

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

9. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?
(a) Bivouac.
(b) Tivouac.
(c) Givouac.
(d) Divouac.

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

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

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

13. During his studies in Louisiana, what system did Moser find ant fungus growing ant nests?
(a) Plumbing systems.
(b) Transportation systems.
(c) Hydration systems.
(d) Ventilation systems.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following provides the silk needed to weave the weaver ants' nest together?

2. How many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?

3. What is the most effective way for ants to subdue their prey?

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

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

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