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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Queen Numbers and Domination.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups within an ant colony produces the strongest identification odor?
(a) Sexually mature ants.
(b) Worker ants.
(c) Queen ants.
(d) Larvae ants.

2. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?
(a) The number of her offspring increases.
(b) The number of her offspring is unaffected.
(c) The number of her offspring decreases.
(d) She will no longer produce offspring.

3. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Genetic disease.
(d) Fighting with other ant colonies.

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?
(a) Overcrowding.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Predation.
(d) Flooding.

5. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?
(a) January.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what university were radioactive ants found in the 1960s?

2. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?

3. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?

4. On what continent is there a species of ants that can explode their abdomens in a suicidal attempt to entrap their predators?

5. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?

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