| * | 1. Learn about the different parts of an insect's body by clicking on
the drawing. Name three parts of an insect's body. Source: Entomology for Beginners |
| * | 2. What kind of ant is pictured on Morten's WWW page? Source: Morten's WWW Page |
| */** | 3. About how many different kinds (or species) of ants can be found in
the world? Choose the correct answer: 80 (eighty) 800 (eight hundred)
8,000 (eight thousand) Source: Gordon's Ant Page |
| */** | 4. What are the three main jobs of worker ants? Source: Life and Habits of Ants |
| */** | 5. Tell about two of the ways in which an ant uses its jaw, or mandible. Source: Ant Jaws: Mighty, Multipurpose Mandibles |
| */** | 6. How many fire ants might live in one colony? Choose the correct
answer: 200 (two hundred) 2,000 (two thousand) 200,000 (two hundred
thousand) Source: Fire Ants Description and Biology |
| */** | 7. How are ants' jaws different from people's jaws? (Hint: The answer is
in how they move!) Source: Ant Jaws: Mighty, Multipurpose Mandibles |
| */** | 8. How tall might the nest of an imported fire ant be? Source: Fire Ants Description and Biology |
| */** | 9. How many ants can an anteater eat in a day? Choose the correct
answer: 3,000 (three thousand) 30,000 (thirty thousand) 300,000 (three
hundred thousand) Source: Anteater: Digging Up Ants and Termites |
| */** | 10. Why are leaf-cutter ants also known as parasol ants? Source: Leaf-Cutter Ants: They're Real Cut-Ups |
| */** | 11. What do army ants eat? Source: Army Ants: An Army on the Move |
| */**/*** | 12. Draw a picture of a carpenter ant. Source: Florida Agricultural Information |
| ** | 13. Do army ants find food by smell or by sight? Source: Army Ants: An Army on the Move |
| ** | 14. One of the most common species of ants is called the "odorous
house ant." How does that ant get its name? Source: Odorous House Ant |
| ** | 15. Ants come in many colors. Do they come in yellow and purple and
green? Source: Ants: Organized Insects |
| ** | 16. How many ants are there in the world for every person? Source: Pest Control |
| ** | 17. How many eggs does a female odorous house ant lay each day? Source: Ants |
| **/*** | 18. How can you tell the difference between a native fire ant and an
imported fire ant? Source: Fire Ants Description and Biology |
| **/*** | 19. How does the size of an anthill relate to conditions inside the
nest? Source: ANTcyclopedia |
| **/*** | 20. How do worker ants lead other workers away from danger or to a
source of food? Source: Ants: Working on Their Communication Skills |
| **/*** | 21. Do leaf-cutter ants eat leaves? Explain your answer. Source: Leaf-Cutter Ants: They're Real Cut-Ups |
| **/*** | 22. Name three things that an ant's antennae enable it to do. Source: Antennae: An Insect's Five Senses |
| **/*** | 23. A special dog dish has been invented so ants won't get into a dog's
food. How does this dish prevent ant infestation? Source: No Ants My Doggy |
| **/*** | 24. Why are "large yellow ants" sometimes called citronella
ants? Source: McCloud Pest Facts |
| **/*** | 25. How do ants clean their antennae? Source: Antennae: An Insect's Five Senses |
| **/*** | 26. Army ants often travel in moving columns. What's the longest column
of army ants ever seen? Source: Army Ants: An Army on the Move |
| **/*** | 27. Through which port city did harmful fire ants from Mexico first
enter the United States? Source: Fire Ants |
| *** | 28. Ants have two sets of jaws. What do they use their second set of
jaws -- called maxillae -- for? Source: Ant Jaws: Mighty, Multipurpose Mandibles |
| *** | 29. Put the list of leafcutter ants below in order from smallest to
largest. soldier leafcutter ant queen leaf-cutter ant worker leaf-cutter
ant Source: Ants |
| *** | 30. How long have ants lived on Earth? Source: Gordon's Ant Page |
| *** | 31. Which worker ant lives the longest life -- the carpenter ant, the
fire ant, or the odorous house ant? Source: Ants |
| *** | 32. When some ant species bite, they are able to make their bite seem
doubly painful. How do they do that? Source: Ants |
| *** | 33. Does the carpenter ant eat wood like a termite does? Source: Ant Control |
| *** | 34. Things can be very difficult for a queen leafcutter ant that is
starting a new colony. What might she use as a source of food in the first
days of a new colony? Source: Introduction About Ants |
| *** | 35. Do ants make sounds? If so, what kind of sounds do they make? Source: Ants: Working on Their Communication Skills |