& 8) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Carpenter Ants prefer live, damp wood in which to build nests. - CORRECT ANSWER -F
Sperm obtained during their nuptial flight is stored and used to fertilize all future eggs produced. -
CORRECT ANSWER -T
Ants cannot digest leaves because they cannot digest cellulose (like termites). -
CORRECT ANSWER -T
There are three main divisions to ant anatomy: the head, trunk and metasoma (abdomen or gaster
). - CORRECT ANSWER -T
Like most insects, ants have eight legs. - CORRECT ANSWER -F
Worker ants are sterile; they look for food, look after the young, and defend the nest from unwant
ed visitors. - CORRECT ANSWER -T
Only the Queen and breeding females have the ability to mate. - CORRECT ANSWER -T
Ants attack and defend themselves by biting, and in many species, stinging, in both cases sometim
es injecting pheromones into the target. - CORRECT ANSWER -F
Ants are classified as a family, Formicidae, belonging to the order Isoptera which also includes sawf
lies, bees, and wasps. - CORRECT ANSWER -F
Food is given to the larvae by a process called trophallaxis in which an ant regurgitates food previo
usly held in its crop for communal storage. - CORRECT ANSWER -T
Ants use their antennae not only for touch, but also to digest food. - CORRECT ANSWER -F