Species Info

Question 1

Is a pharaoh ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 1

Monomorphic

Question 2

Is the pavement ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 2

Monomorphic

Question 3

Is the thatching ant ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 3

Polymorphic

Question 4

Is the harvester ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 4

Monomorphic

Question 5

The acrobat ant has a heart shaped abdomen, true or false?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Is the carpenter ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 6

Polymorphic

Question 7

Is the argentine ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 7

Monomorphic

Question 8

Is the moisture ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 8

Monomorphic

Question 9

Is the odorous house ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 9

Monomorphic

Question 10

Is the velvety tree ant monomorphic or polymorphic?

Answer 10

Polymorphic

Question 11

Where is the pharaoh ant commonly found? A. In between and under pavement. B. In mounds of small leaves and debre. C. In hospitals.

Answer 11

C. In hospitals.

Question 12

Is the pharaoh ant monogenic or polygenic?

Answer 12

Polygenic

Question 13

Does a pavement ant have one or two nodes?

Answer 13

Two nodes.

Question 14

The thatching ant can spray acid as well as bite. True or False?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The harvester ant is only able to bite. True or False?

Answer 15

False the harvester ant has a wasp-like stinger

Question 16

Does the harvester ant have one or two nodes?

Answer 16

Two nodes.

Question 17

The acrobat ant may raise its abdomen up when threatened or alarmed. True or False?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Does the carpenter ant have one or two nodes?

Answer 18

One node.

Question 19

Is the argentine ant monogenic or polygenic?

Answer 19

Polygenic.

Question 20

Does the argentine ant have one or two nodes?

Answer 20

One node.

Question 21

Is the moisture ant found in A. Voids B. Mounds of leaves and debre. C. Damp/rotting wood.

Answer 21

C. Damp/rotting wood

Question 22

Odorous house ants are rarely found in Washington state. True or False?

Answer 22

False, they are the most commonly found ant in Washington state.

Question 23

What does the odorous house ant smell like when crushed?

Answer 23

Rotten coconut

Question 24

Does the velvety tree ant have A. Circular fringed tip of the abdomen B. Slit-like tip to the abdomen C. Heart shaped abdomen

Answer 24

B. Slit-like tip of the abdomen

Question 25

What makes the harvester ant unique A. It can spray acid. B. It has a psammoshore (beard) to assist in digging. C. It has a pair of spines on its thorax. D. Can sting like a wasp. E. Both B.&D.

Answer 25

E. Both B.&D.

Question 26

What two ant species have notches in their thorax? A. Pavement ants and thatching ants. B. Thatching ants and moisture ants. C. Moisture ants and acrobat ants. D. Pavement ants and acrobat ants.

Answer 26

B. Thatching ants and moisture ants.

Question 27

Monogenic means

A. Having only one queen. B. All workers are the same size.

Answer 27

A. Having only one queen.

Question 28

Polymorphic is when

A. There are multiple queens. B. Workers come in different sizes.

Answer 28

B. Workers come in different sizes.

Question 29

What ant has a glistening abdomen? A. Pavement ant. B. Pharaoh ant. C. Velvety tree ant.

Answer 29

C. Velvety tree ant.

Question 30

Which ant has a pair of spines on its thorax? A. Carpenter ant. B. Harvester ant. C. Pavement ant.

Answer 30

C. Pavement ant.

Question 31

What ant nests in voids? A. Thatching ant. B. Pavement ant. C. Odorous house ant.

Answer 31

B. Pavement ant.

Question 32

What ant species will split its colony? A. Carpenter ant. B. Argentine ant. C. Pharaoh ant. D. Thatching ant.

Answer 32

C. Pharaoh ant.