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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. 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 communication.
(d) Their behavior.

2. What is the fastest way to increase the size of an ant colony?
(a) Increase the number of male ants.
(b) Increase the number of female ants.
(c) Increase the number of queens.
(d) Increase the number of workers.

3. Which of the following groups of insects uses kin recognition similar to ants?
(a) Dragonflies.
(b) Honey bees.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Locust.

4. From what gland do ants lay odor trails leading to food sources?
(a) Metapleural gland.
(b) Maxillary gland.
(c) Dufour gland.
(d) Propharyngeal gland.

5. Which of the following scientists was the first to discover the glandular source of colony odor?
(a) Morel.
(b) Jaffe.
(c) Blum.
(d) Vander Meer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most Idaho harvester ants die?

2. Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to decide that an ant colony is a unit rather than a group of individuals?

3. Which of the following lands is NOT free of ant species?

4. How do ants communicate?

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

(see the answer key)

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