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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 insects are harvested in "ranches" by ants?
(a) Honeybees.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Aphids.
(d) Katydids.
2. According to Wilson, which of the following ants is best to study and preserve?
(a) Workers.
(b) Virgin queens.
(c) Larvae.
(d) Reproductive queens.
3. Which of the following is NOT a host used by fungus-growing ants in their gardens?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Manure.
(d) Seeds.
4. In what part of the ant's anatomy are the unicellular glands?
(a) The head.
(b) The thorax.
(c) The abdomen.
(d) The antennae.
5. Which of the following is the most common type of plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Moffett.
(b) Vidua.
(c) Carebara.
(d) Acacia.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does a "true ectoparasite" feed off?
2. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?
3. Which of the following best describes the body of weaver ants?
4. Which of the following ant species is of most interest to Wilson and Holldobler in their discussion of fungus growing ants?
5. In the prey chart listed on pages 559-561, where are all species of thief ants found?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Moser discover ventilation systems in ant nests in Louisiana?
2. How do Solenopsis flies affect the productivity of Apocephalus ants in Texas?
3. What type of ant predator did Levieux discover by digging under the soil on the Ivory Coast in 1983?
4. What are trophobiants? Why are they compared to cattlers?
5. How do harvester ants affect vegetation in an ecosystem?
6. What is dulosis? How is it a form of symbiosis?
7. What interesting collecting method did Harlow Shapely use when preserving ants?
8. How does density specialization affect competition with ant species?
9. How is an army ant defined?
10. What are the dangers of using an aspirator when collecting ant samples for study?
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