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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. How long does it take a foreign ant to produce a new colony odor?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 40 days.
(d) 20 days.
2. How do the heads of major workers compare to the heads of minor workers?
(a) Major heads are typically larger.
(b) Major and minor heads are identical.
(c) Minor workers do not have heads.
(d) Major heads are typically smaller.
3. What are repletes concerned with?
(a) Defense.
(b) Brood care.
(c) Food storage.
(d) Reproduction.
4. Which of the following is NOT a concern for major workers?
(a) Food storage.
(b) Milling.
(c) Trophallaxis.
(d) Self-grooming.
5. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?
(a) Constructing a nest.
(b) Mating.
(c) Rearing young.
(d) Foraging for food.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT a theory of polygynus discussed in the novel?
2. On what continent is there a species of ants that can explode their abdomens in a suicidal attempt to entrap their predators?
3. Which of the following ants are considered most altruistic?
4. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?
5. Which of the following tasks is NOT a concern for minor workers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What controversy surrounds the ant fossil discovered in the Victoria, Australia by Jell and Duncan in 1986?
2. What is acoustic communication? How is it achieved within an ant community?
3. How are ant colonies defined?
4. What are the most common ways through with an ant colony becomes polygynus?
5. How do Idaho harvester ants exhibit altruistic behavior?
6. What is the most common form of communication between ants, and how is it expressed?
7. How has the rearing of isolated ant larvae affected scientists' understanding of reductionism?
8. What study was performed on fire ants leading to the understanding the foragers will respond to the nutritional needs of their colony?
9. How does Wilson argue the Paleozoic Era changed insects?
10. What are "Tramp Species" of ants?
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