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

2. Which of the following are used by worker ants to stimulate new larvae growth?
(a) Sodium.
(b) Pheromones.
(c) Iodine.
(d) Oxygen.

3. What differentiates aldates from other ants in a colony?
(a) Long antennae.
(b) Reproductive organs.
(c) Coloration.
(d) Wings.

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

5. How much of the Amazon rainforest is composed of ants and other insects?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) All of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?

2. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?

3. What is morphogenesis?

4. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?

5. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?

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