Warrior Ants

Page 2: What does the word "suburban" mean in the following sentence:

"...it looked much like many other suburban neighborhoods. The sun shone on stately homes fronted by well-tended lawns and palm trees."

• part of the country

• part of a city

• the center part of a city

Page 3: According to the text, what is a "supercolony?"

• one ant home where many ants live

• two ant homes where a few ants live

• ant homes that are located over a large area of land

Page 4: According to the text, what are the Argentine ant species known for?

• their creativity

• their resourcefulness

• their aggression

Page 5: According to the text, how large is the supercolony of Argentine ants?

• 956 kilometers

• 600 miles

• It does not say

Page 6: According to the text, what is a colony?

• a group of interconnected nests

• a group of of related colonies

• A group of Argentine ants

Page 5: Where are supercolonies NOT found?

• in sand

• in gravel

• in plastic

• on the ground

Page 7: According to the text, what does the province called "Entro Rios" mean? (hint: use the captions)

• between the oceans

• between colonies of land

• between the rivers

Page 7: Why did the ants fight?

• They fought for the same dry land because there was little of it.

• They fought to live near the two rivers.

• They fought because the area was very dry.

Page 9: What happened to the ants eventually?

• They became bad fighters.

• They mated with other ants.

• They left Argentina.

Page 10: According to the text, how did the Argentine ants reach the United States?

• They were brought over to the United States through tunnels.

• They were brought to the United States through waterways.

• They crawled away in large bags of coffee, sugar, and other supplies that eventually arrived in the United States.