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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. Which of the following is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?
(a) Kin Selection.
(b) Offspring Consent.
(c) Colony Odor.
(d) Parental Manipulation.

2. Which of the following terms describes an ant colony's maintenance by self-regulation?
(a) Lestobiosis.
(b) Dulosis.
(c) Ergonomics.
(d) Homeostasis.

3. Which of the following ants are considered most altruistic?
(a) Larvae.
(b) Male drone workers.
(c) Queens.
(d) Nonreproductive.

4. Which of the following is NOT a caste within ant colonies?
(a) Sterile females.
(b) Males.
(c) Queens.
(d) Larvae.

5. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?
(a) 50.
(b) 500.
(c) Five.
(d) 5000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?

2. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?

3. For which of the following activities is communication most important within an ant colony?

4. How do ants communicate?

5. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have leafcutter ants altered the landscape in which they live?

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

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

4. How did the study of swallows affect the way scientists viewed spatial distribution?

5. What study was performed on fire ants leading to the understanding the foragers will respond to the nutritional needs of their colony?

6. What is the most common form of communication between ants, and how is it expressed?

7. How is altruistic behavior in ant colonies defined?

8. What are barrack nests?

9. How is ant communication categorized?

10. What are "Tramp Species" of ants?

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