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Quiz ants

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many types of ants are there in the world

a)

More than 15,000

b)

1000

c)

5000

2.

What is the color of a fire ant

a)

Red

b)

grey

c)

Purple

d)

Pink

3.

How much weight can an ant lift

a)

5 times

b)

100 times

c)

1 time

d)

10-50 times

4.

What do ants use their antennae for?

a)

for eating

b)

for communicating

c)

for fighting

5.

What do they leave when they find food?

a)

A food trail

b)

A drink trail

c)

A smell trail

6.

What do insects use for feeling, smelling and tasting?

a)

antennae

b)

wings

c)

legs

d)

mouth

7.

All ants have wings.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which ant is a slave maker

a)

Argentine ants

b)

Weaver ants

c)

Polyergus ants

9.

Why are leafcutter ants also called parasol ants?

a)

Because they carry parasols or umbrella on their heads.

b)

Because they carry leaves over their heads, like parasols

c)

Because they eat yellow fungus

10.

What are leafcutter worker ants doing?

a)

take care of the queen's eggs and brings food to the colony

b)

clean the anthill

c)

lay ants

d)

Barricade the hill and help solder ants in case of invasion

11.

Ants live _______________.

a)

in Guam only

b)

all over the world

c)

in Africa

12.

How do ants “talk” to one another?

a)

using their mouths, like humans

b)

by rubbing their antennae together

c)

by making sounds

d)

using a language of smells

13.

What do weaver ants use to make nests?

a)

sticks and feathers

b)

leaves and sticks

c)

leaves and silky threa

14.

What kind of ant is the biggest one?

a)

worker ant

b)

baby ant

c)

soldier ant

d)

queen ant

15.

A group of ants is called a ....

a)

colony

b)

chamber

c)

ant hill

d)

squad

16.

The spaces inside the ant hill

a)

colony

b)

chamber

c)

rooms

d)

squad

17.

Argentine ants eat

a)

dog food

b)

left overs from humans

c)

other ants eggs

d)

honey

18.

What are the Argentine ant species known for?

a)

their creativity

b)

their resourcefulness

c)

their aggression

19.

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

a)

one ant home where many ants live

b)

two ant homes where a few ants live

c)

ant homes that are located over a large area of land

20.

Ants usually fight with

a)

Other species of ants

b)

Aphids (purici)

c)

Other insects

d)

All of them