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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 Symbioses Among Ant Species.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another way of defining pheromonal communication?
(a) Chemical communication.
(b) Group communication.
(c) Attack communication.
(d) Liquid communication.

2. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?
(a) Foraging for food.
(b) Constructing a nest.
(c) Mating.
(d) Rearing young.

3. For which of the following activities is communication most important within an ant colony?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Reproduction.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Protection.

4. What is considered the final stage of a mature ant colony?
(a) The Ergonomic Stage.
(b) The Founding Stage.
(c) The Virgin Stage.
(d) The Reproductive Stage.

5. Where do sweat bees primarily burrow?
(a) Near water.
(b) Underground.
(c) In trees.
(d) In garbage dumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is dulosis defined?

2. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?

3. Which of the following species of ants is NOT considered territorial?

4. Where does "the ultimate parasite" Teleutomyrmex schneideri live?

5. Which of the following is NOT a method of communication used by ant species?

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