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2009 Ohio State Forestry Test



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

 1. 

A diameter in timber more than twice the length of the guide bar requires the use of the____ cut.
a.
Escape
b.
Buttress
c.
Chop
d.
Plunge
 

 2. 

________ on a chain saw permits precise adjustment of chain tension.
a.
Master control Lever
c.
Guide bar
b.
Adjusting Wheel
d.
Tension adjustment sprocket
 

 3. 

Most common reactive forces that can cause serious injury with chain saws are kickback, pull-in and _____.
a.
pullback
b.
towback
c.
pushback
d.
tuckback
 

 4. 

_________lock is the lock for the carburetor box cover.
a.
Twist
b.
Carburetor
c.
Throttle
d.
Guide
 

 5. 

To avoid kickback, which statement is false?
a.
don’t cut above shoulder height
b.
use extreme caution when reentering a previous cut
c.
don’t overreach
d.
cut no more than two logs at a time
 

 6. 

The felling cut for small diameter trees can be done with a simple _______ cut.
a.
hinge
b.
fan
c.
twist
d.
chop
 

 7. 

Part of the chainsaw that permits precise adjustment of chain tension is called the..........
a.
chain sprocket cover
c.
chain catcher
b.
front handle guard
d.
chain tensioner
 

 8. 

___________ is cutting a log into sections.
a.
Portioning
b.
Bucking
c.
Segmenting
d.
Pinching
 

 9. 

Periodic inspection and servicing of the brake system in a chain saw with heavy usage be done_____.
a.
annually
c.
every three months
b.
twice a year
d.
every month
 

 10. 

________ determines the direction of the fall when cutting down a tree.
a.
Sapwood cut
c.
Directional cut
b.
Felling notch
d.
Felling cut
 

 11. 

Removing the branches from a fallen tree is called _________.
a.
trimming
b.
debranching
c.
limbing
d.
thinning
 

 12. 

Wedges should not be made of _________ because it can damage the chain.
a.
wood
c.
steel
b.
plastic
d.
no good choice available
 

 13. 

Toothed stop for holding a saw steady against wood is called the ______.
a.
chain sprocket
c.
bumper spike
b.
handle wingnut
d.
guide bar
 

 14. 

Which of the following trees has a seed called a samara?
a.
black cherry
c.
yellow popular
b.
scarlet oak
d.
hickory
 

 15. 

Pubescence of a leaf refers to _________________.
a.
serrations on the margin
c.
color
b.
veins
d.
hairiness
 

 16. 

Basal area of a woodlot represents the ___________.
a.
stand density
c.
taper of a tree trunk
b.
stand stocking
d.
area occupied by trees in square feet
 

 17. 

The pine sawfly causes damage to what part of pine trees?
a.
needles
b.
twigs
c.
limbs
d.
trunk/stem
 

 18. 

Stem of a leaf is known as a ________.
a.
blade
b.
spine
c.
petiole
d.
midrib
 

 19. 

Large crowned tree with a short stem that takes up too much growing space is known as a ________.
a.
cull tree
c.
wolf tree
b.
seed tree
d.
king tree
 

 20. 

Most pulpwood today is bought by _________.
a.
cords
b.
board feet
c.
cubits
d.
weight
 

 21. 

The forestry industry buys most of their sawlogs using the __________.
a.
international;scale
c.
Doyle rule
b.
scribner rule
d.
Cunits
 

 22. 

A silviculturally sound treatment for dealing with wolf trees is _________.
a.
girdling
b.
felling
c.
bucking
d.
limbing
 

 23. 

Lumber cut from pruned trees is usually _________________.
a.
whiter in color
c.
knot free
b.
straight grained
d.
higher density
 

 24. 

A worn drive link could indicate that your chainsaw has a ___________.
a.
bad oil pump
c.
loose bar mounting nut
b.
dull chain
d.
worn sprocket
 

 25. 

On a topographical map, what is meant by the contour lines being close together?
a.
flat land
c.
a depression
b.
a saddle
d.
very steep land
 

 26. 

The part of a tree that grows into a seed is called a(an) __________.
a.
ovule
b.
stamen
c.
ovary
d.
polyp
 

 27. 

The separation between lobes on a leaf is called a(n) ____________.
a.
sinus
b.
serration
c.
outline
d.
perimeter
 

 28. 

Herbicide damage may be indicated by _____________.
a.
elongated cankers
c.
twisting of the needles, stunted growth
b.
tumor-like enlargements on the trunk
d.
yellow to orange lesions on bark
 

 29. 

Attacks by scales and aphids would result in __________.
a.
death by girdling
c.
forked and crooked trees
b.
defoliation
d.
stunted tree growth
 

 30. 

In measuring the site index of a tree, which criteria must be answered?
a.
age of a tree and merchantable
c.
DBH and total tree height
b.
age of a tree and total height
d.
Merchandisable height of DBH
 

 31. 

Which is not a leaf arrangement?
a.
whorled
b.
parallel
c.
alternate
d.
opposite
 

 32. 

Which is not a type of veining found on leaves?
a.
whorled
b.
palmate
c.
pinnate
d.
parallel
 

 33. 

White pine is distinguished from all other eastern pines by its soft bluish green needles which occur in bundles of _____.
a.
2
b.
3
c.
4
d.
5
 

 34. 

The seed-bearing structure produced by a tree is called a _______.
a.
bract
b.
catkin
c.
stomata
d.
fruit
 

 35. 

The tiny opening in a leaf through which gases are exchanged with air is the _____.
a.
lobe
b.
brachlet
c.
leaflet
d.
stomata
 

 36. 

A modified leaf extending from the outside a flower is the ______.
a.
catkin
b.
branchlet
c.
bract
d.
leafstalk
 

 37. 

Ohio has two distinct geologic regions including the Glaciated Region and _________.
a.
Mountain Country
c.
Deer Country
b.
Hill Country
d.
Wildlife Country
 

 38. 

There are several notable forest problems with introduced pests such as ________ and European pine shoot beetle in Ohio.
a.
flea beetle
c.
root worm
b.
gypsy moth
d.
spider mite
 

 39. 

___________ is the number one wood for making bowling pins and floors in bowling alleys.
a.
Sweet gum
b.
Maple
c.
Ash
d.
Hickory
 

 40. 

Shingles for roof tops made of wood are usually made from _____________.
a.
lodgepole pine
c.
maple
b.
cedar
d.
beech
 



 
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