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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. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two minutes.

2. Which of the following terms describes an ant colony's maintenance by self-regulation?
(a) Homeostasis.
(b) Dulosis.
(c) Lestobiosis.
(d) Ergonomics.

3. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?
(a) The social effects of monarchical rule.
(b) The hierarchy in control processes.
(c) The effects of competition on community structure.
(d) The shaping of castes through natural selection.

4. What happens in during pleometriosis?
(a) Multiple queens from one colony start multiple nests that do not relate.
(b) Multiple queens work together to physically eliminate a powerful queen.
(c) Multiple queens battle for power within a colony.
(d) Multiple queens start a colony together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What differentiates aldates from other ants in a colony?

2. Which of the following words is used to describe an ant swarm?

3. Which of the following ant species is of most interest to Wilson and Holldobler in their discussion of fungus growing ants?

4. Which of the following areas was NOT focused on in the chapter regarding plant-ant symbiosis?

5. When Wilson wrote about studying harvester ants and the Old Testament, where was he located?

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