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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 The Harvesting Ants.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are mostly female.
(b) Colonies are mostly male.
(c) Colonies are split between male and female ants.
(d) Colonies are mostly sexless.

3. Which of the following is the most common type of plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Carebara.
(b) Vidua.
(c) Moffett.
(d) Acacia.

4. During trophallaxis communication, what is exchanged between individuals?
(a) Food.
(b) Liquid.
(c) Grooming.
(d) Odor.

5. During what era did Crozier argue that scientists should not "discard kin selection in favor of parental manipulation" altering the way most scientists deal with kin selection?
(a) 1990's.
(b) 1970's.
(c) 1980's.
(d) 2000's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a factor distracting from optimal foraging within an ant colony?

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

3. What are thermophilic ants drawn to?

4. Which of the following is NOT a host used by fungus-growing ants in their gardens?

5. According to the study completed in 1984, what other function do the odor glands fulfill in ant colonies?

(see the answer key)

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