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2004 Minnesota State Forestry Test


MultipleChoice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers thequestion.
 

 1. 
The best measure of quality ofa site (location) for trees of a particular species is:
a.
soil fertility
c.
excurrent growth
b.
diameter growth
d.
height growth
 

 2. 
You plan to construct a“boardwalk” through a wet area, but because of limited funds, find it necessary tostretch the project over several years. How many feet of walk can be built in the current year if youhave $675 to spend? Lumber costs are $375/M bd.ft.,and each lineal foot of walk requires 8 board feetto lumber?
a.
2250
c.
225 feet
b.
14.4
d.
none of these arecorrect
 

 3. 
A tree species that sproutseasily after cutting is:
a.
White pine
c.
Norway pine
b.
Basswood
d.
Shagbark hickory
 

 4. 
One acreequals:
a.
144 square furlongs
c.
36,000 squarefeet
b.
640 square rods
d.
43,560 squarefeet
 

 5. 
Oriented strand board ( OSB )is most often made from which tree species?
a.
Basswood
b.
Balsam fir
c.
Aspen
d.
Tamarack
 

 6. 

The increment borer is used todetermine:
a.
D.B.H.
b.
basal area
c.
tree age
d.
wood value
 

 7. 

A commonly used harvestingmethod for aspen is:
a.
groupselection
b.
shelterwood
c.
seed-tree
d.
clearcutting
 

 8. 

The scientific name for easternwhite pine is Pinus strobus. Pinus identifies the         :
a.
species
b.
order
c.
genus
d.
family
 

 9. 

A forester interested inhabitat management for deer and ruffed grouse would favor which one of the followingspecies:
a.
sugar maple
b.
yellowbirch
c.
aspen
d.
Norway pine
 

 10. 

Lateral pruning is used todevelop knot free lumber in:
a.
red pine ( Norwaypine)
c.
black walnut
b.
white pine
d.
all of these arecorrect
 

 11. 

The wood surface that isexposed when a log is cut through its center along the length is the                  surface:
a.
radial
b.
tangential
c.
transverse
d.
cross-sectional
 

 12. 

The study of insects iscalled:
a.
insectology
b.
entomology
c.
pestology
d.
ornithology
 

 13. 

Which one of the followingwoods has the highest specific gravity?
a.
red pine
b.
hickory
c.
bluespruce
d.
black ash
 

 14. 

Technically speaking, anexample of a hardwood is:
a.
basswood
b.
tamarack
c.
red pine
d.
white pine
 

 15. 

One section of landequals:
a.
120 acres
b.
240 acres
c.
640 acres
d.
66 acres
 

 16. 

Planting stock with thedesignation 2-2 indicates the:
a.
trees are 2 yearsold
c.
trees are 4 inches long
b.
trees aretransplants
d.
root to shoot ratio is 1
 

 17. 

The most shade tolerant treelisted is:
a.
Aspen
b.
White spruce
c.
White pine
d.
Sugar maple
 

 18. 

Debris left after a loggingoperation is generally referred to as                  :
a.
duff
b.
stumpage
c.
slash
d.
stubble
 

 19. 

The interior layer of cells, ina mature tree, which controls all of the trees functions is the:
a.
cambium
c.
summerwood
b.
heartwood
d.
sapwood
 

 20. 

Most wildfires in the EasternU.S. are caused by:
a.
campers
c.
lightning
b.
logging contractors
d.
debris burning
 

 21. 

Cutting trees into desired loglengths is called:
a.
trimming
b.
pruning
c.
slabbing
d.
bucking
 

 22. 

For most wood species,tangential shrinkage is approximately                        that which occurs in the radial direction:
a.
twice
c.
about the sameas
b.
half as much as
d.
ten times as muchas
 

 23. 

Blister rust is a seriousdisease found in:
a.
bur oak
b.
white pine
c.
hackberry
d.
balsam fir
 

 24. 

Which of the following treesdoes not have compound leaves?
a.
boxelder
b.
green ash
c.
paperbirch
d.
butternut
 

 25. 

FAS is a hardwood lumbergrade.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 26. 

The fire triangle includesheat, oxygen, and fuel.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 27. 

Once wood is kiln dried it nolonger shrinks or swells, with changes in moisture content.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 28. 

Kevlar is a material which iscommonly used in chainsaw chaps.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 29. 

The sapwood of redwood, blackwalnut and many of the cedars is highly resistant to decay.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 30. 

Cellulose is one of thechemical constituents of wood.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 31. 

Boxelder is in the maplefamily.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 32. 

Springwood is less dense thansummerwood.
a.
true
b.
false
 



 
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