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