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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. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.
(b) Her partner removes them.
(c) She removes them herself.
(d) Her young remove them.

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of ritualized communication?
(a) Odor excretion.
(b) Organ tapping.
(c) Body movement.
(d) Visual features.

3. Which of the following species of ants is NOT considered territorial?
(a) Honeypot ants.
(b) Harvesting ants.
(c) Weaver ants.
(d) Leaf cutter ants.

4. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?
(a) Increase the number of workers.
(b) Increase the number of female ants.
(c) Increase the number of male ants.
(d) Increase the number of queens.

5. Which of the following lands is NOT free of ant species?
(a) Polynesia.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Greenland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?

2. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?

3. Which of the following groups of ants is most likely to eat a dead nest mate?

4. Which of the following groups of ants spends the most time self-grooming?

5. What part of milling-major heads are adapted for their work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "super colonial" ant colony?

2. What are "sibling species?"

3. Why are male ants typically neglected in taxonomic studies?

4. What happens during the reproductive stage of an ant colony?

5. How is ant communication categorized?

6. How is altruistic behavior in ant colonies defined?

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

8. What happens during the founding stage of an ant colony?

9. What are the most common ways through with an ant colony becomes polygynus?

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

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