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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Colony Life Cycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first stage in ant colony development?
(a) The Reproductive Stage.
(b) The Virgin Stage.
(c) The Founding Stage.
(d) The Ergonomic Stage.

2. How do ants communicate?
(a) Ants do not communicate.
(b) Through chemical emissions.
(c) Through antennae movement.
(d) Through a complex pattern of squeaks.

3. How many life cycle stages do all ant colonies go through?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. Which of the following procedures is NOT altered when an individual undergoes sociogenesis?
(a) Sexual fertility.
(b) Behavior.
(c) Physical location.
(d) Caste.

5. Which of the following is NOT a category that authors Holldobler and Wilson claim to be extremely complex in ant colonies?
(a) Their anatomy.
(b) Their social organization.
(c) Their behavior.
(d) Their communication.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?

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

3. When did Creighton create his useful review of "Ants North of Mexico"?

4. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?

5. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?

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