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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 are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?
(a) Pheromones.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Sodium.

2. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?
(a) Size.
(b) Wings.
(c) Odor.
(d) Coloration.

3. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?
(a) Dolichoderinae.
(b) Myrmeciinae.
(c) Fungeralinae.
(d) Ponerianae.

4. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?
(a) Liquid communication.
(b) Chemical communication.
(c) Attack communication.
(d) Group communication.

5. Which of the following groups of ants is most likely to eat a dead nest mate?
(a) Male ants.
(b) Major workers.
(c) Queen ants.
(d) Minor workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following tasks is NOT a concern for minor workers?

2. Which of the following activities did Huber mistakenly think was play among ant species?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways biomass is measured?

4. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?

5. Which of the following is NOT a category of ant communication?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What malleable criteria were used to decide that ant colonies were units rather than large groups of individuals?

3. Why is communication between ants important during transportation?

4. How are ant colonies defined?

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

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

7. How has the rearing of isolated ant larvae affected scientists' understanding of reductionism?

8. What are "sibling species?"

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

10. Why does Wilson think vertebrate animals are heavily favored in science books?

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