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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. What does the term "army ant" relate to?
(a) Defensive movement.
(b) Food location.
(c) Nesting.
(d) Reproduction.

2. What part of their body do army ants link to create a chain, or barrier?
(a) Their legs.
(b) Their abdomens.
(c) Their antennae.
(d) Their heads.

3. Which of the following is NOT a genus of ant that participates in polygyny?
(a) Myrmeciinae.
(b) Ponerianae.
(c) Fungeralinae.
(d) Dolichoderinae.

4. 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.

5. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?
(a) Tivouac.
(b) Bivouac.
(c) Givouac.
(d) Divouac.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?

3. In what country did scientists Vepsalainen and Pisarski devise a three-tiered classification for hierarchical competition?

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

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

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