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

2. Which of the following areas was NOT focused on in the chapter regarding plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Tropical Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) Oceana.
(d) Galapagos.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which of the following ant species is the most specialized granivore?
(a) Pheidole Pallax.
(b) Messor Pergandei.
(c) Acanthomyremex ferox.
(d) Atta Cephalotes.

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

12. Which of the following is NOT part of mutualism within ant-plant symbiosis?
(a) Microorganisms.
(b) Myrmecophyte.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Ant parasites.

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

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

15. What shape does an ant garden typically take?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) Round.
(c) Square.
(d) Triangular.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many species of army ants can be found in "The New World"?

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

5. What do leafcutter ants primarily feed off?

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