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

2. How long can ants be stored in alcohol?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Indefinitely.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

5. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?
(a) Tier 3.
(b) Tier 1.
(c) All tiers will fight alien workers.
(d) Tier 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis found in ant species?

2. Which of the following countries is the Eciton Burchelli army ant NOT found?

3. What shape does an ant garden typically take?

4. Which of the following best describes the body of weaver ants?

5. In the Ivory Coast, what insect species were the blind ants eating, 20 centimeters below the soil?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is acacia?

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

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

9. What is the typical foraging pattern for harvester ants?

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

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