How the Termite Lives

Question 1 · multiple choice

Which documentary location is most likely to feature a wild Termite?

tropical forest, cliffs, caves, and buildings tropical reefs, lagoons, and productive coastal waters open grasslands, scrub, and lightly wooded plains tropical savanna soils and large ventilated mounds

Question 2 · multiple choice

Which natural buffet would be most useful to a Termite?

dead plant material processed with cultivated fungus thorny shrubs, dry grasses, salty plants, and browse worms, insects, larvae, fruit, and other small foods tiny crustaceans sucked through a tube-shaped snout

Question 3 · multiple choice

A researcher checks a Termite's movement log. Which pattern is most believable?

active by day workers remain active around the clock inside protected tunnels usually rises at night and retreats deeper by day spends much of day and night feeding with rest between meals

Question 4 · multiple choice

A footprint-and-motion survey follows a Termite. Which result is most likely?

hops and climbs low vegetation moves by jetting water from a funnel walks through covered galleries between food and nest walks and climbs using inward-turned front paws for grip

Question 5 · multiple choice

Which adaptation would be most useful to a Termite in its normal environment?

smell helps adults recognise chemical cues from their home river large molars and powerful jaw muscles process fibrous plants slow metabolism and low-energy muscles match a leaf-based diet mound channels regulate airflow, temperature, and gases without mechanical fans

Question 6 · multiple choice

Which reproductive strategy is used by a Termite?

queens lay enormous numbers of eggs tended by workers cubs are born with eyes open and erupted teeth one joey develops in the pouch and remains dependent after leaving it eggs are laid in a tunnel excavated in a riverbank

Question 7 · multiple choice

What would a behavioural scientist most likely report about a Termite?

males display alone while females rear young independently colonies contain reproductive adults, workers, and soldiers mostly solitary but crowds around breeding ponds and food may queue and swap shells when a better empty shell appears

Question 8 · multiple choice

Why might conservationists monitor a Termite as part of a whole ecosystem?

browses plants beyond the reach of many smaller herbivores turns soil and leaf litter and consumes many invertebrates decomposes wood and builds nutrient-rich soil patches preys on small crustaceans and provides food for larger fish

Question 9 · multiple choice

Which reaction would be natural for a threatened Termite?

drops its tail, bites, and gives loud warning calls uses size, speed, and deep-water escape rather than a venomous sting avoids fights by surrendering prey to stronger competitors soldiers block tunnels or use large jaws while workers seal damage

Question 10 · true false

True or False: A termite can orient using the bright band of the Milky Way on moonless nights.

True False