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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is not a myrmecophile noted in the text?
2. During what decade did scientists begin to focus on competition within community organization?
3. What is another word for myrmecophile?
4. Which of the following is NOT a behavioral category for myrmecophiles?
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. What type of ant predator did Levieux discover by digging under the soil on the Ivory Coast in 1983?
2. What are the dangers of using an aspirator when collecting ant samples for study?
3. How do Solenopsis flies affect the productivity of Apocephalus ants in Texas?
4. What modifications must a parasite's body undergo in order to live successfully off a host's body?
5. What is the typical foraging pattern for harvester ants?
6. How do harvester ants affect vegetation in an ecosystem?
7. In his study of army ants published in 1948, what does Schnerila claim happens to the queen as her brood reaches maturity?
8. How is an army ant defined?
9. What is dulosis? How is it a form of symbiosis?
10. What is acacia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kin selection is an important part of ant colony success. Describe the two main arguments to kin selection as given by Darwin and Hamilton. How did their opinions of kin selection differ? Finally, explain the two main hypotheses surrounding kin selection - Mutualism, and Parental Manipulation. How have these hypothesis affected understanding of kin selection as a whole?
Essay Topic 2
One interesting way that ant colonies choose to expand is by becoming polygynus. Define a polygynus society. Explain the different ways colonies adopt a new queen and become polygynus. Finally, explain how the power within a polygynus society is affected as it grows? How that dispersed power affects organization within the colony.
Essay Topic 3
In the study of kin recognition, scientists performed studies on various other animals and insects in the attempt of understanding how colonized animals recognize one another in a swarm. Choose two studies that did not involve ant colonies and explain their findings in regards to kin recognition. Explain how these two studies affected the way ant kinship was understood.
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