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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. What is the most effective way for ants to subdue their prey?
(a) Pinning with antennae.
(b) Strong mandibles.
(c) Poisonous stingers.
(d) Wrestling with legs.

2. What is the most important element in harvester ants' diet?
(a) Fungus.
(b) Grain.
(c) Plant matter.
(d) Honey.

3. What are bead glands also known as?
(a) Pearl bodies.
(b) Diamond bodies.
(c) Emerald bodies.
(d) Gold bodies.

4. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

5. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?
(a) At least one month old.
(b) At least one week old.
(c) At least one year old.
(d) At least one day old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the red ant, Proceratium, forage for?

2. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?

3. During his studies in Louisiana, what system did Moser find ant fungus growing ant nests?

4. On which part of the host ant's body do Coxequesomidae mites live?

5. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Teleutomyrmex schneideri ants survive?

2. How do harvester ants affect vegetation in an ecosystem?

3. What is the first phase of nest building in a weaver ant colony? Why does this phase require teamwork?

4. What is acacia?

5. What are trophobiants? Why are they compared to cattlers?

6. How did Moser discover ventilation systems in ant nests in Louisiana?

7. What modifications must a parasite's body undergo in order to live successfully off a host's body?

8. How do Solenopsis flies affect the productivity of Apocephalus ants in Texas?

9. What is an ant garden?

10. What type of ant predator did Levieux discover by digging under the soil on the Ivory Coast in 1983?

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