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