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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 is NOT part of an ant's head?
(a) The median seta.
(b) The mesothoracic spiracle.
(c) The lateral setae.
(d) The clypeal carina.

2. What percentage of ant colonies are lost due to ground-feeding birds?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 60 percent.

3. According to the study completed in 1984, what other function do the odor glands fulfill in ant colonies?
(a) Enemy alarm.
(b) Water preservation.
(c) Food storage.
(d) Nesting map.

4. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?
(a) Pharaoh's ants.
(b) Sphynx ants.
(c) Cleopatra's ants.
(d) Queen's ants.

5. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?
(a) 5000.
(b) 500.
(c) 50.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?

2. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?

3. Which of the following ant hormones is found in many vegetable oils?

4. How are alien species treated when they enter the nest?

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

(see the answer key)

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