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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 The Fungus Growers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of symbiosis does NOT deal with nest sharing?
(a) Plesiobiosis.
(b) Cleptobiosis.
(c) Inquilinism.
(d) Lestobiosis.

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 queens.
(c) Increase the number of workers.
(d) Increase the number of female ants.

3. In Gray's report regarding worker ants of the Myrmecia variant, how long would the workers crouch close to a branch, mandibles open, waiting to spring at prey?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 5 hours.

4. Where was Wilson heading when he was desperately trying to get a hold of Le Pouce to perform a specialized predator field study?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Moscow.

5. What happens to the offspring of a queen when she is forced into a polygyny society?
(a) The number of her offspring increases.
(b) The number of her offspring decreases.
(c) She will no longer produce offspring.
(d) The number of her offspring is unaffected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a queen ant is found to be infertile?

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

3. What are repletes concerned with?

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

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

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