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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are mostly female.
(b) Colonies are mostly male.
(c) Colonies are mostly sexless.
(d) Colonies are split between male and female ants.

2. What happens in during pleometriosis?
(a) Multiple queens from one colony start multiple nests that do not relate.
(b) Multiple queens start a colony together.
(c) Multiple queens battle for power within a colony.
(d) Multiple queens work together to physically eliminate a powerful queen.

3. Which of the following is NOT a ways Wilson describes foreign ants being treated?
(a) They are pestered with constant nipping and leg pulling.
(b) They are accepted, but withheld food.
(c) They are forced to lock mandibles in a dual.
(d) They are killed.

4. Which of the following is NOT a concern for major workers?
(a) Food storage.
(b) Milling.
(c) Self-grooming.
(d) Trophallaxis.

5. Through what body part do ants emit pheromones?
(a) Exoskeleton.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Glands.
(d) Antennae.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many life cycle stages do all ant colonies go through?

2. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?

3. What species of ant carries large quantities of freshly cut vegetation into underground nests as deep as six meters?

4. During trophallaxis communication, what is exchanged between individuals?

5. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are extra queens often considered an unnecessary burden within a colony?

2. What happens during the ergonomic stage of an ant colony?

3. What is acoustic communication? How is it achieved within an ant community?

4. What are some of the ways ant colonies control the numbers of queens present in their colony?

5. What defense mechanism is unique to the Asian ant species known as Camponotus Saundersi?

6. Why are caste systems often used within ant colonies?

7. What is the Hymenoptera order, and how do ants fit in this order?

8. What are barrack nests?

9. How does Wilson argue the Paleozoic Era changed insects?

10. How is the workload divided between major and minor workers?

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