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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 The Army Ants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following scientists was NOT involved in the study of hierarchical competition?
(a) Yasuno.
(b) Kazcmarek.
(c) Loeschcke.
(d) Marikovsky.

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

3. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?
(a) She becomes a worker ant.
(b) She is killed.
(c) She is expelled from the colony.
(d) She is ignored.

4. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?
(a) Size.
(b) Coloration.
(c) Wings.
(d) Odor.

5. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?
(a) At least one month old.
(b) At least one week old.
(c) At least one day old.
(d) At least one year old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?

2. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?

3. During what season of the year are Solenopsis flies absent from most ecosystems?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a theory of polygynus discussed in the novel?

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