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

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

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

4. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Paratrechina longicornis"?
(a) Ugly ants.
(b) Timid ants.
(c) Fat ants.
(d) Crazy ants.

5. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?
(a) Gold filaments.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Coal dust.
(d) Formic acid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus of the Ergonomic Stage of an ant colony?

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason for nest migration that Wilson describes in this text?

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