Macaque - Test
Macaque
  • 1. Where are macaques commonly found?
A) Europe
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Asia
  • 2. What is the scientific name for the crab-eating macaque?
A) Macaca sylvanus
B) Macaca mulatta
C) Macaca nemestrina
D) Macaca fascicularis
  • 3. Which of the following is a subspecies of the Japanese macaque?
A) Barbary macaque
B) Indian macaque
C) Tibetan macaque
D) Yakushima macaque
  • 4. Which subfamily do macaques belong to?
A) Ponginae
B) Hominidae
C) Cercopithecinae
D) Callitrichidae
  • 5. What is a common nickname for the long-tailed macaque?
A) Crab-eating macaque
B) Dusky leaf monkey
C) Forest macaque
D) Mountain 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) Temperate
C) Arctic
D) Desert
  • 8. Which macaque species is also known as the 'snow monkey'?
A) Japanese macaque
B) Pig-tailed macaque
C) Stump-tailed macaque
D) Assam 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) Asia
B) North Africa
C) South America
D) Europe
  • 11. What type of diet do macaques primarily follow?
A) Herbivorous
B) Frugivorous
C) Insectivorous
D) Carnivorous
  • 12. What is the primary social structure of macaques?
A) Around dominant matriarchs
B) Equal male and female dominance
C) Solitary living
D) Random groupings
  • 13. What adaptation allows some macaques to carry extra food?
A) Prehensile hands
B) Large cheek pouches
C) Long tails
D) Webbed feet
  • 14. What is a common issue with synanthropic macaques in urban areas?
A) They do not interact with humans
B) They can carry transmittable diseases
C) They are harmless and friendly
D) They help control pest populations
  • 15. Which feature is NOT typical for macaque tails?
A) Totally absent in all species
B) Long
C) Moderate
D) Short
  • 16. What is the range of head and body length for male macaques?
A) 30 to 50 cm
B) 60 to 80 cm
C) 20 to 40 cm
D) 41 to 70 cm
  • 17. Which macaque species is known for having skin folds joining the toes?
A) Only arboreal species
B) No species
C) All species
D) Some species
  • 18. 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
  • 19. 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
  • 20. 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
  • 21. Which part of their anatomy do macaques use for carrying extra food?
A) Cheek pouches
B) Back pockets
C) Tail compartments
D) Stomach folds
  • 22. 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 Amazon Rainforest in South America
D) The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
  • 23. What disease can rhesus macaques carry that is potentially fatal to humans?
A) Ebola virus
B) Rabies
C) Herpes B virus
D) Simian foamy virus
  • 24. What percentage of captive rhesus macaques are carriers of the herpes B virus?
A) 10-30%
B) 73–100%
C) 50-70%
D) 20-40%
  • 25. What is the name of the vaccine used for inducing infertility in female macaques?
A) Simian foamy virus vaccine
B) Porcine zona pellucida (PZP)
C) Herpes B vaccine
D) Rabies vaccine
  • 26. In what year were the first macaque clones created using somatic cell nuclear transfer?
A) 2005
B) 1997
C) 2020
D) 2018
  • 27. 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
  • 28. What is the primary component of a macaque's diet?
A) Insects
B) Meat
C) Fish
D) Fruit
  • 29. What feature do some macaque species have that joins toes together?
A) Claws
B) Hooves
C) Webbed feet
D) Skin folds
  • 30. What is the typical percentage of adult males in a macaque social group?
A) 35%
B) 15%
C) 50%
D) 5%
  • 31. 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
  • 32. What percentage of a typical macaque social group consists of juveniles?
A) 50%
B) 15%
C) 30%
D) 5%
  • 33. In human settings, what do macaques often rely on for food?
A) Exclusively agricultural crops
B) Only natural fruits and insects
C) Direct handouts from people.
D) Predominantly hunting small animals
  • 34. What percentage of adult females is typically found in a macaque social group?
A) 15%
B) 50%
C) 30%
D) 35%
  • 35. What human behavior affects the movement of rhesus macaques in Florida?
A) Ignoring them completely.
B) Hunting them regularly.
C) Building shelters for them.
D) Feeding them, altering their movement patterns.
  • 36. 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 has no significant effect on population
D) It only affects male offspring
  • 37. What is one method used to protect native birds from macaque predation?
A) Building birdhouses
B) Introducing more predators
C) Planting specific trees
D) Using loud noises
  • 38. What cloning method was used to create the macaque clones Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua?
A) Embryo splitting
B) Gene editing
C) Somatic cell nuclear transfer
D) Artificial insemination
  • 39. Which prehistoric macaque species was described by Schlosser in 1924?
A) M. jiangchuanensis
B) M. anderssoni
C) M. majori
D) M. libyca
  • 40. Which prehistoric macaque species is sometimes included in M. sylvanus?
A) M. jiangchuanensis
B) M. libyca
C) M. anderssoni
D) M. majori
  • 41. Who described M. florentina in 1872?
A) Cocchi
B) Schaub & Azzaroli
C) Schlosser
D) Stromer
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