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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 acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?
(a) Mating.
(b) Rearing young.
(c) Foraging for food.
(d) Constructing a nest.

2. What is morphogenesis?
(a) The procedure through which embryos become adults.
(b) The procedure through which cells divide.
(c) The procedure through which eggs are fertilized.
(d) The procedure through which folic acid becomes nitrogen.

3. Who removes a newly fertilized queen ant's wings?
(a) Her wings dissolve after fertilization.
(b) Her young remove them.
(c) Her partner removes them.
(d) She removes them herself.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT an insect phenomenon documented in the opening of this novel?
(a) The shaping of castes through natural selection.
(b) The hierarchy in control processes.
(c) The social effects of monarchical rule.
(d) The effects of competition on community structure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was the first scientist to discuss kin selection in ants?

3. What is the scientific name for the first generation of workers?

4. Which of the following is NOT a group of insects?

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

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