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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 areas was NOT focused on in the chapter regarding plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Tropical Asia.
(b) Oceana.
(c) Galapagos.
(d) Africa.

2. According to Pisarski's classification, what tier of workers will fight with alien workers?
(a) Tier 1.
(b) Tier 2.
(c) All tiers will fight alien workers.
(d) Tier 3.

3. In the Ivory Coast, what insect species were the blind ants eating, 20 centimeters below the soil?
(a) Earwigs.
(b) Earthworms.
(c) ladybugs.
(d) Centipedes.

4. How many species of ants were represented in the ant mosaic of Queensland, Australia?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 14.
(d) 34.

5. How long can ants be stored in alcohol?
(a) Indefinitely.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

6. What is the most effective way for ants to subdue their prey?
(a) Pinning with antennae.
(b) Poisonous stingers.
(c) Strong mandibles.
(d) Wrestling with legs.

7. How is dulosis defined?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Brooding.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) Foraging.

8. What part of their body do army ants link to create a chain, or barrier?
(a) Their abdomens.
(b) Their legs.
(c) Their heads.
(d) Their antennae.

9. How many foraging periods to harvester ants typically participate in each day?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. Which of the following is the most common type of plant-ant symbiosis?
(a) Moffett.
(b) Vidua.
(c) Acacia.
(d) Carebara.

11. What does a "true ectoparasite" feed off?
(a) Blood.
(b) Larvae.
(c) Excrement.
(d) Soil.

12. Which of the following is NOT a host used by fungus-growing ants in their gardens?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Manure.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Seeds.

13. Which of the following is NOT part of mutualism within ant-plant symbiosis?
(a) Myrmecophyte.
(b) Microorganisms.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Ant parasites.

14. What shape does an ant garden typically take?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Square.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Round.

15. Which of the following provides the silk needed to weave the weaver ants' nest together?
(a) Moths.
(b) Silkworms.
(c) Larvae.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main component of a weaver ant's nest?

2. How old must an Eciton army ant be to reach sexual maturity?

3. During his studies in Louisiana, what system did Moser find ant fungus growing ant nests?

4. What type of weather facilitates the introduction of parasitic queens?

5. In what part of the ant's anatomy are the unicellular glands?

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