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

2. Which of the following areas was NOT focused on in the chapter regarding plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Africa.
(b) Tropical Asia.
(c) Galapagos.
(d) Oceana.

3. In what country did scientists Vepsalainen and Pisarski devise a three-tiered classification for hierarchical competition?
(a) Romania.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Poland.
(d) Finland.

4. 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?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

5. Which of the following scientists solely studied the way harvester ants affected cross-pollination in 1986?
(a) Wilde.
(b) Huber.
(c) Rissing.
(d) Gould.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prey chart listed on pages 559-561, where are all species of thief ants found?

2. Which of the following provides the silk needed to weave the weaver ants' nest together?

3. Where was Wilson heading when he was desperately trying to get a hold of Le Pouce to perform a specialized predator field study?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a behavioral category for myrmecophiles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an ant garden?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do weaver ants build their nests?

8. What are the dangers of using an aspirator when collecting ant samples for study?

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

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

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