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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 lands is NOT free of ant species?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Polynesia.
(d) Greenland.

2. In the woodlands of New England, ants move as much soil as what other insect?
(a) Earthworms.
(b) Centipedes.
(c) Armadillidiidae.
(d) Scarab Beetles.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the oldest ant fossil found to date?

3. Of all the landscapes explored in the opening of this novel, which landscape has the highest density of ants per hectare?

4. How do ants communicate?

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

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