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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Social Homeostasis and Flexibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is polyethism?
(a) Division of work by gender.
(b) Division of work by caste.
(c) Division of work by age.
(d) Division of work by strength.

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

3. What gender of ants typically makes up an ant colony?
(a) Colonies are split between male and female ants.
(b) Colonies are mostly sexless.
(c) Colonies are mostly female.
(d) Colonies are mostly male.

4. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?
(a) Spatial Distribution.
(b) Recognition by Association.
(c) Sensual Recognition.
(d) Allelic Recognition.

5. What happens in during pleometriosis?
(a) Multiple queens work together to physically eliminate a powerful queen.
(b) Multiple queens from one colony start multiple nests that do not relate.
(c) Multiple queens battle for power within a colony.
(d) Multiple queens start a colony together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of an ant's body is used most during kin recognition?

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?

3. Which of the following is NOT a concern for major workers?

4. Which of the following tasks is NOT a concern for minor workers?

5. What is the smallest collection of ants that can still be considered a colony?

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