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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Colony Odor and Kin Recognition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following ant hormones is found in many vegetable oils?
(a) Tapinorma.
(b) Acromyrmex.
(c) Lasius Niger.
(d) Triolein.

2. How many grades does Evans give for the behavior variation of ants?
(a) 27.
(b) 13.
(c) 32.
(d) 19.

3. 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.

4. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?
(a) The clypeal carina.
(b) The mesothoracic spiracle.
(c) The lateral setae.
(d) The median seta.

5. Which of the following ants are considered most altruistic?
(a) Larvae.
(b) Nonreproductive.
(c) Male drone workers.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is morphogenesis?

3. In the woodlands of New England, ants move as much soil as what other insect?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a segment in an ant's body?

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