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