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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is modulatory communication?
(a) Communication for the purpose of reproduction.
(b) Communication meant to alter another's behavior.
(c) Communication to the queen.
(d) Communication in regards to alien attack.

2. Which of the following is NOT a theory associated with sociobiology?
(a) Kin Selection.
(b) Colony Odor.
(c) Parental Manipulation.
(d) Offspring Consent.

3. Which of the following is NOT a factor distracting from optimal foraging within an ant colony?
(a) Weather.
(b) Accidents.
(c) Competition.
(d) Predators.

4. How many queens are present in a Monogyny ant colony?
(a) Over ten queens.
(b) Over one hundred queens.
(c) Two queens.
(d) One queen.

5. How long is the desert ant's life expectancy?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 26 days.
(c) 36 days.
(d) 16 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following acts is NOT part of the Founding Stage in an ant colony?

2. What month of the year is considered the "nuptial flight" month for ant species?

3. Which of the following is NOT a ways Wilson describes foreign ants being treated?

4. What percentage of herbaceous plant species are distributed by ants in New York?

5. Which of the following physical attributes signifies a queen within a swarm of ants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wilson think vertebrate animals are heavily favored in science books?

2. How are ant colonies defined?

3. What happens during the founding stage of an ant colony?

4. What happens during the ergonomic stage of an ant colony?

5. How is the workload divided between major and minor workers?

6. What are barrack nests?

7. Why are caste systems often used within ant colonies?

8. How did the study of swallows affect the way scientists viewed spatial distribution?

9. What is the Hymenoptera order, and how do ants fit in this order?

10. How do ant colonies succeed in securing true slavery?

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