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2008 Knox County Invitational Forestry Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

A tree sprout arising from the root or stump is called a ____________________.
a.
sappler
b.
bole
c.
snag
d.
sucker
 

 2. 

Mulching newly planted trees will help survival rates and growth rates by__________
a.
conserving moisture
c.
cooling soil in the summer
b.
reducing erosion
d.
all of these are correct
 

 3. 

Which tool is not found on a cruiser stick?
a.
log scale
c.
diameter tape
b.
Meritt Hypsometer
d.
Biltmore stick
 

 4. 

There are__________square feet in an acre.
a.
5,280
b.
34,650
c.
43,560
d.
100,000
 

 5. 

A square mile is commonly called a____________.
a.
section
c.
township
b.
quarter section
d.
parcel
 

 6. 

Chemicals used to control insects are called:
a.
fungicides
b.
insecticides
c.
herbicides
d.
buggicides
 

 7. 

The removal of trees that are the highest quality and most valuable is known as:
a.
type cutting
c.
selective cutting
b.
value cutting
d.
mature cutting
 

 8. 

A tool tip with a pointed tip used to push logs is a_________.
a.
cant hook
c.
pickaroon
b.
bole mover
d.
mobile log spike
 

 9. 

If contour lines on a topography map are close together, what does that mean
a.
the grade of the area is flat
c.
the area has a gradual grade
b.
a stream flows through the area
d.
the area has a steep grade
 

 10. 

Forests located close to a river or stream can be referred to as__________forests.
a.
riparian
b.
water-based
c.
lacustrine
d.
hydroponic
 

 11. 

Cutting a log into sections is called__________.
a.
lopping
b.
bucking
c.
chopping
d.
sectioning
 

 12. 

On a chain saw, the toothed wheel that drives the chain is called the____________.
a.
chain catcher
c.
chain sprocket
b.
clutch
d.
spindle
 

 13. 

The dead, central wood in the trunk and larger branches that provides support for the tree is called the_____________.
a.
cambium
b.
heartwood
c.
pith
d.
bractwood
 

 14. 

A black walnut tree exhibits this kind of leaf structure:
a.
simple
c.
pinnately compound
b.
whorled
d.
palmately compound
 

 15. 

Which of the following trees has a palmately compound leaf structure?
a.
Ohio buckeye
c.
hickory
b.
aspen
d.
elm
 

 16. 

Four leaf pigments account for leaf color and its changes in the autumn. These four pigments are chlorophylls, tannins, anthocyanins, and______________.
a.
glucose
c.
amino acids
b.
caroteniods
d.
xylotrapophils
 

 17. 

Green pigment in chloroplasts necessary for photosynthesis is______________.
a.
tannins
b.
carotenoids
c.
ribosome
d.
chlorophyll
 

 18. 

___________is the water conducting tissue that transports water upward in a tree.
a.
xylem
b.
phloem
c.
cambium
d.
heartwood
 

 19. 

Wood from this tree is used primarily for tool handles, athletic equipment, and for smoking meats.
a.
black walnut
c.
silver maple
b.
shagbark hickory
d.
basswood
 

 20. 

Current restrictions on the transportation of firewood in Ohio  are designed  to slow the spread of what damaging insect?
a.
Japanese beetle
c.
European Oak Borer
b.
Emerald ash borer
d.
Canadian Maple Termite
 

 21. 

What are the dimensions of a cord of wood?
a.
1’ x 2’ x 4’
c.
2’ x 4’ x 8’
b.
2’ x 2’ x 2’
d.
4’ x 4’ x 8’
 

 22. 

Which of the following units of measure is the LONGEST?
a.
chain
b.
rod
c.
link
d.
foot
 

 23. 

A tree is commonly used for utility poles is__________.
a.
White Pine
b.
aspen
c.
tamarack
d.
Douglas fir
 

 24. 

A small segment of a compound leaf is called a_____________.
a.
leaflet
b.
bract
c.
stipule
d.
pith
 

 25. 

According to the Ohio Department of Natural resources, approximately_____percent of Ohio forests are hardwood deciduous trees.
a.
12
b.
31
c.
50
d.
96
 



 
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