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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long should vials used for preservation be?
(a) 55 mm.
(b) 75 mm.
(c) 65 mm.
(d) 85 mm.

2. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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

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

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

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

7. How many foraging periods to harvester ants typically participate in each day?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

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

10. 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 ignore the minor workers.
(c) The major workers fear the minor worker.
(d) The major and minor workers work communally.

11. Which of the following is NOT a host used by fungus-growing ants in their gardens?
(a) Manure.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Fruit.

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

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

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

15. How many varieties of ant-plant symbiosis are categorized in this chapter?
(a) 7.
(b) 17.
(c) 27.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?

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

5. Where do weaver ants live, exclusively?

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