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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. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?
(a) 1950's.
(b) 1910's.
(c) 1930's.
(d) 1970's.

2. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?
(a) Givouac.
(b) Bivouac.
(c) Tivouac.
(d) Divouac.

3. In the prey chart listed on pages 559-561, where are all species of thief ants found?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Tropical Asia.
(c) New Guinea.
(d) Southwestern United States.

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

5. What is the main component of a weaver ant's nest?
(a) Wood.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Sand.
(d) Garbage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what season of the year do harvester ants struggle with "triple crunch"?

3. What do leafcutter ants primarily feed off?

4. In a weaver ant community, which of the following is the only group of ants exempt from nest building duties?

5. In Gray's report regarding worker ants of the Myrmecia variant, how long would the workers crouch close to a branch, mandibles open, waiting to spring at prey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does density specialization affect competition with ant species?

2. What amusing anecdote does V. Wolfgang von Hagen give about leafcutter ants?

3. Why are Proceratium ants considered the most specialized of all egg predators?

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

5. How do weaver ants build their nests?

6. In his study of army ants published in 1948, what does Schnerila claim happens to the queen as her brood reaches maturity?

7. What interesting collecting method did Harlow Shapely use when preserving ants?

8. What is acacia?

9. What is an ant garden?

10. How is an army ant defined?

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