Macaque - Test
Macaque
  • 1. Where are macaques commonly found?
A) Asia
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Europe
  • 2. What is the scientific name for the crab-eating macaque?
A) Macaca fascicularis
B) Macaca nemestrina
C) Macaca mulatta
D) Macaca sylvanus
  • 3. Which of the following is a subspecies of the Japanese macaque?
A) Yakushima macaque
B) Barbary macaque
C) Indian macaque
D) Tibetan macaque
  • 4. Which subfamily do macaques belong to?
A) Cercopithecinae
B) Hominidae
C) Ponginae
D) Callitrichidae
  • 5. What is a common nickname for the long-tailed macaque?
A) Mountain macaque
B) Dusky leaf monkey
C) Forest macaque
D) Crab-eating macaque
  • 6. What is the color of the face of a rhesus macaque?
A) Blue
B) Purple
C) Green
D) Pink
  • 7. What type of climate do most macaque species prefer?
A) Desert
B) Arctic
C) Tropical or subtropical
D) Temperate
  • 8. Which macaque species is also known as the 'snow monkey'?
A) Stump-tailed macaque
B) Japanese macaque
C) Pig-tailed macaque
D) Assam macaque
  • 9. How many species of macaques are currently recognized?
A) 30
B) 23
C) 18
D) 15
  • 10. Which region is NOT part of the natural habitat range for macaques?
A) North Africa
B) Europe
C) South America
D) Asia
  • 11. What type of diet do macaques primarily follow?
A) Frugivorous
B) Herbivorous
C) Insectivorous
D) Carnivorous
  • 12. What is the primary social structure of macaques?
A) Random groupings
B) Equal male and female dominance
C) Solitary living
D) Around dominant matriarchs
  • 13. What adaptation allows some macaques to carry extra food?
A) Prehensile hands
B) Large cheek pouches
C) Webbed feet
D) Long tails
  • 14. What is a common issue with synanthropic macaques in urban areas?
A) They help control pest populations
B) They can carry transmittable diseases
C) They are harmless and friendly
D) They do not interact with humans
  • 15. Which feature is NOT typical for macaque tails?
A) Long
B) Moderate
C) Short
D) Totally absent in all species
  • 16. What is the range of head and body length for male macaques?
A) 30 to 50 cm
B) 20 to 40 cm
C) 60 to 80 cm
D) 41 to 70 cm
  • 17. What is the conservation status of most macaque species according to IUCN?
A) Extinct in the wild
B) Least concern
C) Near threatened
D) Vulnerable to critically endangered
  • 18. What is the effectiveness of sterilizing 80% of female macaques every five years?
A) It could effectively reduce the population
B) It has no significant effect on population
C) It increases the population
D) It only affects male offspring
  • 19. In human settings, what do macaques often rely on for food?
A) Predominantly hunting small animals
B) Direct handouts from people.
C) Only natural fruits and insects
D) Exclusively agricultural crops
  • 20. Who described M. florentina in 1872?
A) Cocchi
B) Stromer
C) Schlosser
D) Schaub & Azzaroli
  • 21. What behavior might a higher-ranking macaque exhibit towards a lower-ranking one?
A) Ignore the presence of lower-ranking individuals
B) Share food equally with all group members
C) Offer grooming services
D) Remove berries from the other monkey's mouth.
  • 22. Which prehistoric macaque species was described by Schlosser in 1924?
A) M. majori
B) M. jiangchuanensis
C) M. anderssoni
D) M. libyca
  • 23. What human behavior affects the movement of rhesus macaques in Florida?
A) Feeding them, altering their movement patterns.
B) Ignoring them completely.
C) Building shelters for them.
D) Hunting them regularly.
  • 24. Which prehistoric macaque species is sometimes included in M. sylvanus?
A) M. anderssoni
B) M. majori
C) M. libyca
D) M. jiangchuanensis
  • 25. What feature do some macaque species have that joins toes together?
A) Skin folds
B) Webbed feet
C) Hooves
D) Claws
  • 26. Which part of their anatomy do macaques use for carrying extra food?
A) Stomach folds
B) Back pockets
C) Cheek pouches
D) Tail compartments
  • 27. What percentage of a typical macaque social group consists of juveniles?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 5%
D) 15%
  • 28. What percentage of captive rhesus macaques are carriers of the herpes B virus?
A) 50-70%
B) 73–100%
C) 10-30%
D) 20-40%
  • 29. What is one method used to protect native birds from macaque predation?
A) Using loud noises
B) Planting specific trees
C) Introducing more predators
D) Building birdhouses
  • 30. In what year were the first macaque clones created using somatic cell nuclear transfer?
A) 2018
B) 2020
C) 2005
D) 1997
  • 31. What is a notable similarity between macaques and humans?
A) No significant similarities
B) Identical physical appearance
C) Same diet preferences
D) Similarity in emotional and cognitive development
  • 32. What is the reproductive rate of some forest-dwelling macaque species?
A) Much lower than rhesus macaques
B) Higher than rhesus macaques
C) Same as rhesus macaques
D) Not mentioned in the text
  • 33. What cloning method was used to create the macaque clones Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua?
A) Artificial insemination
B) Embryo splitting
C) Somatic cell nuclear transfer
D) Gene editing
  • 34. What is the typical percentage of adult males in a macaque social group?
A) 50%
B) 15%
C) 5%
D) 35%
  • 35. What disease can rhesus macaques carry that is potentially fatal to humans?
A) Ebola virus
B) Simian foamy virus
C) Rabies
D) Herpes B virus
  • 36. What is a common misconception about tailless macaques?
A) They are the largest primates
B) They are often mistakenly called apes
C) They live exclusively in trees
D) They cannot swim
  • 37. What percentage of adult females is typically found in a macaque social group?
A) 15%
B) 50%
C) 35%
D) 30%
  • 38. What is the primary component of a macaque's diet?
A) Fruit
B) Fish
C) Insects
D) Meat
  • 39. What is the name of the vaccine used for inducing infertility in female macaques?
A) Herpes B vaccine
B) Simian foamy virus vaccine
C) Porcine zona pellucida (PZP)
D) Rabies vaccine
  • 40. Which macaque species is known for having skin folds joining the toes?
A) Only arboreal species
B) No species
C) Some species
D) All species
  • 41. Where is there an introduced population of rhesus macaques outside their native range?
A) The Sahara Desert in Africa
B) The US state of Florida
C) The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
D) The Amazon Rainforest in South America
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