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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 genus of ant that participates in polygyny?
(a) Ponerianae.
(b) Fungeralinae.
(c) Dolichoderinae.
(d) Myrmeciinae.

2. What is morphogenesis?
(a) The procedure through which eggs are fertilized.
(b) The procedure through which folic acid becomes nitrogen.
(c) The procedure through which embryos become adults.
(d) The procedure through which cells divide.

3. What is the first stage in ant colony development?
(a) The Virgin Stage.
(b) The Ergonomic Stage.
(c) The Founding Stage.
(d) The Reproductive Stage.

4. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 70 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

5. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?
(a) She is ignored.
(b) She is expelled from the colony.
(c) She is killed.
(d) She becomes a worker ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are repletes concerned with?

2. How do ants communicate?

3. Which of the following procedures is NOT altered when an individual undergoes sociogenesis?

4. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?

5. How many levels of genealogical relationships do sweat bees have with one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. What claim of colony odor did scientists Jaffe and Sanchez make in 1984?

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

3. What are "sibling species?"

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

5. Why is communication between ants important during transportation?

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

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

8. How do ant colonies treat foreign ants that wander in the nest?

9. How do various ant species, as discussed in this novel, protect their nests from spiders?

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

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