Ants Trivia Questions

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  1. These sterile female ants perform most colony tasks including foraging, nursing, and nest maintenance.

    • Queens
    • Drones
    • Workers
    • Pupae
  2. Male ants whose sole purpose is to mate with queens are called by this term.

    • Drones
    • Workers
    • Soldiers
    • Foragers
  3. Ants communicate primarily through these chemical signals that can mark trails, signal alarm, or identify nestmates.

    • Hormones
    • Pheromones
    • Enzymes
    • Proteins
  4. This three-part body structure common to all insects consists of the head, thorax, and this third segment in ants.

    • Carapace
    • Cephalothorax
    • Abdomen
    • Petiole
  5. All ants have this many legs, a characteristic they share with all insects.

    • Six
    • Eight
    • Four
    • Ten
  6. This term describes an ant's segmented feelers used for sensing smell, touch, and communication.

    • Mandibles
    • Palps
    • Cerci
    • Antennae
  7. The powerful pincer-like jaws ants use for cutting, carrying, and fighting are called this.

    • Chelicerae
    • Mandibles
    • Maxillae
    • Pedipalps
  8. An organized group of ants living together is called this, often containing thousands to millions of individuals.

    • Hive
    • Swarm
    • Colony
    • Pack

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