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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. |
| | 1. | Eighty chains is equal to one mile. |
| | 2. | The moisture content of green wood is sometimes greater than 100%. |
| | 3. | A hand compass with numbers graduated from 0 to 360 degrees clockwise is known as a quadrant type compass. |
| | 4. | Once wood is kiln dried it no longer shrinks or swells. |
| | 5. | Most chainsaws come with 4 cycle engines. |
| | 6. | Heartwood and sapwood are equally durable (decay resistant) in all species. |
| | 7. | The official log rule for the state of Minnesota is the Scriber Decimal C. |
| | 8. | GIS and GPS are useful in mapping and natural resource management. |
| | 9. | Maple syrup can be made from the sap of sugar maple, silver maple, red maple, and boxelder. |
| | 10. | A knuckleboom loader is a specialized tool used to repair chainsaw chain. |
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 11. | The best measure of quality of a particular site (location) for trees of a particular species is: | a. | Diameter of growth of trees of that species | | b. | Height growth of trees of that species | | c. | Maximum age attained by trees of that species | | d. | Volume growth per acre of trees of that species | | | | |
| | 12. | A farm-building project requires 1400 board feet of rough dimension lumber priced at 275/MBF. What will this material cost? | a. | $38.50 | b. | $275.00 | c. | $385.00 | d. | None of these | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 13. | Approximately how many standard cords are continued in a pile of 8’ long firewood logs if the pile face measures 6’ x 18’? | a. | 13.5 | b. | 6 | c. | 7.85 | d. | 6.75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 14. | A forester interested in habitat management for deer and ruffed grouse would encourage the growth of which one of the following species: | a. | Elm | b. | Sugar Maple | c. | White Spruce | d. | Aspen | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | A section of land generally contains: | a. | 10 square chains | b. | 1320 rods | c. | 640 acres | d. | 6 square miles | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 16. | A recently introduced insect that could cause widespread damage in Minnesota forests is the: | a. | Elm beetle | c. | Pales weevil | | b. | Gypsy moth | d. | Datana intergerrima | | | | | | |
| | 17. | What is the actual size (thickness and width) of a 1x8, dry, surfaced, softwood board? | a. | 1” x 8” | b. | 3/4” x 7 3/4” | c. | 3/4” x7 1/4” | d. | 3/4” x 7 1/2” | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 18. | A tool used by a forester to measure D.B.H. is the: | a. | Planimeter | b. | Refractometer | c. | Wedge prism | d. | Diameter tape | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 19. | From a silvicultural standpoint, the harvesting of aspen is best done by the____ system: | a. | Selection | b. | Shelterwood | c. | Clearcutting | d. | Seed tree | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 20. | Short rotation woody crops (SWRC’s) for feedstock, biomass and forest products are being planted in Minnesota using mostly: | a. | American Elm | b. | Hybrid Poplar | c. | Bur Oak | d. | Eucalyptus spp. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 21. | A very shade tolerant tree in the following list is: | a. | Red Oak | b. | Aspen | c. | Sugar Maple | d. | Paper Birch | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 22. | Shearing is a cultural practice used with: | a. | Hardwood Timber | c. | A “Sugar Bush” | | b. | Veneer Logs | d. | Christmas Trees | | | | | | |
| | 23. | The wood surface that is exposed when a slab is sawn from a log is the ______surface: | a. | Radial | b. | Tangential | c. | Transverse | d. | Cross-sectional | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 24. | The study of insects is called: | a. | Insectology | b. | Entomology | c. | Pestology | d. | Rnitholgy | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 25. | Which of the following would give the most heat per cord assuming the moisture content and burning conditions were similar in each case? | a. | White Ash | b. | White Oak | c. | White Pine | d. | White Spruce | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 26. | The inner portion of a mature tree, which is darker colored in most species, is known as: | a. | Summerwood | b. | Phloem | c. | Sapwood | d. | Heartwood | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 27. | Which of the following is not native to Minnesota: | a. | American Beech | c. | Bur Oak | | b. | Shagbark Hickory | d. | Balsam Popular | | | | | | |
| | 28. | The S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of section 19 contains ____________ acres: | a. | 80 | b. | 40 | c. | 160 | d. | 320 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 29. | A small tree having the designation 3-2 is : | a. | 6 years old | b. | A Hardwood | c. | A Transplant | d. | A Shrub | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 30. | A tree which is commonly planted as a “street tree” in some towns and cities in Minnesota is: | a. | Scotch Pine | c. | Norway Spruce | | b. | London Planetree | d. | Green Ash | | | | | | |
| | 31. | Debris left after a logging operation is generally referred to as ___________. | a. | Duff | b. | Stumpage | c. | Slash | d. | Stubble | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 32. | When scaling logs, the scaling diameter is: | a. | An average diameter inside the bark at the small end | | b. | An average diameter outside the bark at the small end | | c. | The average diameter at the large end | | d. | Largest dimension across the small end of the log | | | | |
| | 33. | The practice of laying tree seedlings at an angle in a shallow trench of moist soil for temporary storage is called: | a. | Slashing | b. | Scarification | c. | Nesting | d. | Heeling in | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 34. | Most grass and forest fires in Minnesota are caused by: | a. | Lighting | b. | Smoking | c. | Debris burning | d. | Railroad engines | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 35. | An undercut and backcut are commonly used in: | a. | Tree felling | b. | Boxing | c. | Limbing | d. | Bucking | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 36. | All other factors being equal, a quarter sawn 2 x 12 will shrink ____________ in width than/as a flat sawn plank: | a. | More | b. | Less | c. | About the same | d. | None are correct | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 37. | What landowner group owns and manages the largest percentage of timberland in Minnesota? | a. | Governmental agencies-(federal, state, county, and municipal) | | b. | Private individuals | | c. | Forest industry | | d. | Park service | | | | |
| | 38. | Blister rust is a serious disease found in: | a. | Bur Oak | b. | White Pine | c. | Hackberry | d. | Balsam Fir | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 39. | Lumber which is intended to be used indoors (furniture or cabinet construction, for example) should have a moisture content of approximately: | a. | 0 percent | b. | 6-8 percent | c. | 19 percent | d. | 50 percent | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 40. | Which of the plants listed has a simple leaf? | a. | Butternut | b. | Hackberry | c. | Green Ash | d. | Black Walnut | | | | | | | | | | |