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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 Symbioses Between Ants and Plants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a way ant species deal with their dead?
(a) Discarding the dead.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Cannibaling the dead.
(d) Abandoning the dead.

2. Which of the following worlds does Wilson claim that ants run?
(a) The terrestrial world.
(b) All of the above.
(c) The aquatic world.
(d) The coastal world.

3. How long can Queen Formica ants live underwater if submerged?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two minutes.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two hours.

4. Which of the following elements was brought by ants to the Amazon rainforest?
(a) Gold filaments.
(b) Coal dust.
(c) Formic acid.
(d) Sulfur.

5. How long do Idaho harvester ants typically live after they begin foraging?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a behavioral category for myrmecophiles?

2. What did scientist Santschi find that ants follow, during his experiment in 1911?

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

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

5. What is modulatory communication?

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