Macaque - Test
Macaque
  • 1. Where are macaques commonly found?
A) Asia
B) South America
C) Europe
D) Africa
  • 2. What is the scientific name for the crab-eating macaque?
A) Macaca fascicularis
B) Macaca mulatta
C) Macaca sylvanus
D) Macaca nemestrina
  • 3. Which of the following is a subspecies of the Japanese macaque?
A) Indian macaque
B) Tibetan macaque
C) Yakushima macaque
D) Barbary macaque
  • 4. Which subfamily do macaques belong to?
A) Hominidae
B) Ponginae
C) Cercopithecinae
D) Callitrichidae
  • 5. What is a common nickname for the long-tailed macaque?
A) Dusky leaf monkey
B) Mountain macaque
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) Tropical or subtropical
B) Desert
C) Arctic
D) Temperate
  • 8. Which macaque species is also known as the 'snow monkey'?
A) Assam macaque
B) Pig-tailed macaque
C) Japanese macaque
D) Stump-tailed macaque
  • 9. How many species of macaques are currently recognized?
A) 23
B) 18
C) 15
D) 30
  • 10. Which region is NOT part of the natural habitat range for macaques?
A) South America
B) Asia
C) North Africa
D) Europe
  • 11. What type of diet do macaques primarily follow?
A) Carnivorous
B) Insectivorous
C) Herbivorous
D) Frugivorous
  • 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) Large cheek pouches
B) Long tails
C) Webbed feet
D) Prehensile hands
  • 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 do not interact with humans
D) They can carry transmittable diseases
  • 15. Which feature is NOT typical for macaque tails?
A) Long
B) Totally absent in all species
C) Moderate
D) Short
  • 16. What is the range of head and body length for male macaques?
A) 60 to 80 cm
B) 20 to 40 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) Vulnerable to critically endangered
B) Extinct in the wild
C) Near threatened
D) Least concern
  • 18. What is the effectiveness of sterilizing 80% of female macaques every five years?
A) It could effectively reduce the population
B) It increases 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) Exclusively agricultural crops
B) Direct handouts from people.
C) Predominantly hunting small animals
D) Only natural fruits and insects
  • 20. Who described M. florentina in 1872?
A) Schlosser
B) Stromer
C) Cocchi
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) Remove berries from the other monkey's mouth.
D) Offer grooming services
  • 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) Hunting them regularly.
B) Feeding them, altering their movement patterns.
C) Ignoring them completely.
D) Building shelters for them.
  • 24. Which prehistoric macaque species is sometimes included in M. sylvanus?
A) M. majori
B) M. anderssoni
C) M. jiangchuanensis
D) M. libyca
  • 25. What feature do some macaque species have that joins toes together?
A) Webbed feet
B) Hooves
C) Skin folds
D) Claws
  • 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) 20-40%
B) 10-30%
C) 73–100%
D) 50-70%
  • 29. What is one method used to protect native birds from macaque predation?
A) Using loud noises
B) Building birdhouses
C) Introducing more predators
D) Planting specific trees
  • 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) Similarity in emotional and cognitive development
B) No significant similarities
C) Same diet preferences
D) Identical physical appearance
  • 32. What is the reproductive rate of some forest-dwelling macaque species?
A) Much lower than rhesus macaques
B) Same as rhesus macaques
C) Higher than 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) Gene editing
C) Embryo splitting
D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer
  • 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) Herpes B virus
C) Simian foamy virus
D) Rabies
  • 36. What is a common misconception about tailless macaques?
A) They cannot swim
B) They are the largest primates
C) They live exclusively in trees
D) They are often mistakenly called apes
  • 37. What percentage of adult females is typically found in a macaque social group?
A) 35%
B) 30%
C) 15%
D) 50%
  • 38. What is the primary component of a macaque's diet?
A) Fish
B) Fruit
C) Insects
D) Meat
  • 39. What is the name of the vaccine used for inducing infertility in female macaques?
A) Porcine zona pellucida (PZP)
B) Rabies vaccine
C) Simian foamy virus vaccine
D) Herpes B vaccine
  • 40. Which macaque species is known for having skin folds joining the toes?
A) No species
B) All species
C) Only arboreal species
D) Some species
  • 41. Where is there an introduced population of rhesus macaques outside their native range?
A) The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
B) The US state of Florida
C) The Sahara Desert in Africa
D) The Amazon Rainforest in South America
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