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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 ant species is the most specialized granivore?
(a) Pheidole Pallax.
(b) Acanthomyremex ferox.
(c) Atta Cephalotes.
(d) Messor Pergandei.

2. How long should vials used for preservation be?
(a) 85 mm.
(b) 55 mm.
(c) 65 mm.
(d) 75 mm.

3. How many foraging periods to harvester ants typically participate in each day?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. Which of the following countries is the Eciton Burchelli army ant NOT found?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Peru.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Columbia.

5. Which of the following best describes the body of weaver ants?
(a) Small bodied.
(b) Narrow bodied..
(c) Wide bodied.
(d) Large bodied.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Wilson, which of the following ants is best to study and preserve?

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

3. Which of the following scientists solely studied the way harvester ants affected cross-pollination in 1986?

4. Which of the following types of symbiosis does NOT deal with nest sharing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Teleutomyrmex schneideri ants survive?

3. What is dulosis? How is it a form of symbiosis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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