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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Caste and Division of Labor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During what era did Crozier argue that scientists should not "discard kin selection in favor of parental manipulation" altering the way most scientists deal with kin selection?
(a) 1990's.
(b) 1980's.
(c) 1970's.
(d) 2000's.

3. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?
(a) She is ignored.
(b) She is expelled from the colony.
(c) She is killed.
(d) She becomes a worker ant.

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

5. During trophallaxis communication, what is exchanged between individuals?
(a) Odor.
(b) Liquid.
(c) Food.
(d) Grooming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is morphogenesis?

3. Which of the following groups of ants spends the most time self-grooming?

4. Which of the following terms expresses the ideal of group production with the disregard of individual needs?

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of ritualized communication?

(see the answer key)

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