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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to decide that an ant colony is a unit rather than a group of individuals?
(a) It is precise in execution of planned actions.
(b) It differentiates into germ plasma.
(c) It undergoes an adaptive cycle of growth.
(d) It shows idiosyncrasies in behavior, size, and structure.

2. For which of the following activities is communication most important within an ant colony?
(a) Protection.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) Transportation.

3. Of all the landscapes explored in the opening of this novel, which landscape has the highest density of ants per hectare?
(a) The Zaire Savannahs.
(b) The Fittkau Forests.
(c) The Ivory Coast.
(d) The Amazonian Rainforest.

4. Which of the following groups of ants does the least amount of physical work within the colony?
(a) Male ants.
(b) Sterile female ants.
(c) Fertile female ants.
(d) Queen ants.

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

6. Which of the following is NOT a reason Wilson gives as to how colonies manage their queen numbers?
(a) Reproductive Castration.
(b) Physical Elimination.
(c) Egg Defect.
(d) Emigration.

7. How are alien species treated when they enter the nest?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They are welcomed.
(c) They are ignored.
(d) They are forced out.

8. What is the colloquial name for the ant species "Monomorium pharanaomis"?
(a) Pharaoh's ants.
(b) Queen's ants.
(c) Cleopatra's ants.
(d) Sphynx ants.

9. Which of the following groups within an ant colony produces the strongest identification odor?
(a) Larvae ants.
(b) Worker ants.
(c) Sexually mature ants.
(d) Queen ants.

10. How many queen ants do the Formica Yessensis of Japan have in one colony?
(a) Thousands of queens.
(b) One queen.
(c) Millions of queens.
(d) Hundreds of queens.

11. How long does it take a foreign ant to produce a new colony odor?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 40 days.

12. What part of milling-major heads are adapted for their work?
(a) Their eyes.
(b) Their ears.
(c) Their mouths.
(d) Their antennae.

13. What does the stridulatory organ in an ant's anatomy do?
(a) Makes sound.
(b) Processes scent.
(c) Vibrates with sound.
(d) Emits odors.

14. How fast can the desert ant run?
(a) 10 meters per minute.
(b) 1 meter per second.
(c) 10 meters per second.
(d) 1 meter per minute.

15. According to the study completed in 1984, what other function do the odor glands fulfill in ant colonies?
(a) Water preservation.
(b) Enemy alarm.
(c) Food storage.
(d) Nesting map.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT part of an ant's head?

2. Which of the following is NOT a system of kin recognition listed in the novel?

3. Which of the following scientists was the first to discover the glandular source of colony odor?

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

5. Which of the following species of ants is NOT considered territorial?

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