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1998 State Forestry Test



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

1. 

A tree which is commonly used for utility poles is ____________.

a.

Red (Norway) Pine

c.

White Pine

b.

Tamarack

d.

Jack Pine

 

2. 

Black Spruce is used extensively for ______________.

a.

Lumber

c.

Pulpwood

b.

Veneer

d.

Windbreaks

 

3. 

A wood often used to make drawing boards is ______________.

a.

Aspen

c.

Cherry

b.

Basswood

d.

Hickory

 

4. 

Excelsior (shredded wood) is most commonly made from _____________.

a.

Aspen and Basswood

c.

White Pine and Red Pine

b.

Red Oak and White Oak

d.

All kinds of Elm

 

5. 

When deciding which trees to plant height is important, which would most likely be the highest of the following?

a.

White Ash

c.

Cottonwood

b.

Basswood (Linden)

d.

Quaking Aspen

 

6. 

Which would be the cheapest way to buy seedlings?

a.

Bare Root

c.

Container grown

b.

Balled or Burlapped

 

7. 

Which is usually considered to be the lowest value tree for planting?

a.

Green Ash

b.

White Ash

c.

Boxelder

d.

Silver Maple

 

8. 

A fungus condition which may cause death or damage to newly emerging seedlings is called ____________.

a.

Ground Rot

c.

Mulching

b.

Damping-off

d.

Powdery Mildew

 

9. 

Austrian Pine should not be planted farther north than plant hardiness zone _______.

a.

2

b.

3

c.

4

d.

5

 

10. 

Roots do not perform the function of ____________.

a.

Support

c.

Absorbing moisture

b.

Manufacturing Plant Food

d.

Absorbing Plant Nutrients

 

11. 

The only living part of the tree trunk is ____________.

a.

Heartwood

c.

Cambium

b.

Sapwood

d.

Outer Bank

 

12. 

Leaves do all of the things listed except ____________.

a.

Manufacture plant food

c.

Give off oxygen

b.

Give beauty

d.

Give off Carbon Dioxide

 

13. 

_________ carries the sap from the roots to the leaves.

a.

Heartwood

b.

Xylem

c.

Phloem

d.

Cambium Layer

 

14. 

Closely spaced annual rings indicate ______________.

a.

Fast growth

b.

Slow growth

c.

Very tall trees

d.

Very short trees

 

15. 

A pulpwood stick (log) is ________ long.

a.

8’

b.

80”

c.

100”

d.

10’

 

16. 

A cord of pulpwood contains _____________ cubic feet.

a.

128

b.

130

c.

132

d.

133.3

 

17. 

How many pulpwood sticks in a tree log that is 43’ long?

a.

4

b.

5

c.

6

d.

7

 

18. 

18. If rows of trees are spaced 8’ apart, and trees in rows are spaced 6’ apart, how many square feet does each tree require?

a.

14

b.

28

c.

48

d.

68

 

19. 

If each tree requires 48sq.ft, how many trees spaced 8’x6’ could be planted on 1 acre?

a.

510

b.

780

c.

907

d.

1052

 

20. 

How many trees can be planted per acre if the spacing is 5’x5’?

a.

1252

b.

1742

c.

1472

d.

1522

 

21. 

Since Round Wood cannot be stacked to make a solid volume, a cord of logs is reduced from 128 cubic feet to ______ cubic feet of an actual wood.

a.

110-120

b.

100-110

c.

70-90

d.

50-60

 

22. 

The tool used to estimate the number of board feet of lumber in a log is called a _____.

a.

Cruiser Stick

c.

Log Scale Stick

b.

Biltmore

d.

Merritt Hypsometer

 

23. 

The area of the end of a log is called the __________ area.

a.

Basal

b.

End

c.

Stump

d.

Butt

 

24. 

If a 20 acre stand of trees is to receive a 10% cruise, how many 1/5 acre plots will be required?

a.

10

b.

20

c.

25

d.

5

 

25. 

The most extreme fire danger rating is ______________.

a.

Low

b.

Medium

c.

High

d.

Explosive

 

26. 

A fire set along the inner edge of a fire control line to stop a spreading fire is called a __________.

a.

Backfire

c.

Choker

b.

Prescription Burn

d.

Spot Fire

 

27. 

A fire away from the main fire which was started by flying sparks called a ________.

a.

Back Fire

b.

Widow Maker

c.

Branch Fire

d.

Spot Fire

 

28. 

The discovery-confinement and extinguishing of a forest fire is called ___________.

a.

Fire Fighting

b.

Fire Suppression

c.

Firebreak

d.

Burn

 

29. 

In most parts of the U.S. the major fire seasons are _____________.

a.

Winter and Spring

c.

Spring and Fall

b.

Spring and Summer

d.

Summer and Fall

 

30. 

The application of fire to gain beneficial results is called ___________.

a.

Sanitation Burn

c.

Management Burn

b.

Prescription Burn

d.

Selective Burn

 

31. 

A buffer zone in and around forest stands which is used to potentially stop the spread of fire is called ____________.

a.

Shelterbelt

c.

Fire Line

b.

Firebreak

d.

Suppression Barrier

 

32. 

Which hand tools are commonly used in fighting forest fires?

a.

Mattock and Pulaski

c.

Rakes and Brooms

b.

Back pack pump and Shovel

d.

All of the above

 

33. 

Which is not a necessary requirement for a fire?

a.

Oxygen

b.

Heat

c.

Fuel

d.

Humidity

 

34. 

The average number of forest fires each year in the U.S. is currently _________.

a.

Increasing

b.

Decreasing

c.

Remaining the same

 

35. 

The most practical way to treat wood on the farm is _____________.

a.

Hot and Cold Bath

c.

Pressure Treatment

b.

Spraying

d.

Cold Soaking

 

36. 

Logs to be treated and used as fenceposts should have __________.

a.

Less than 1 inch of sapwood

c.

At least 3 inches of sapwood

b.

At least 1 inch of sapwood

d.

No sapwood

 

37. 

Decay or wood rot is caused by ___________.

a.

Bacteria

b.

Fungi

c.

soil insects

 

38. 

For fungi to decay wood which conditions must be present?

a.

Heat (usually 68-95 degrees f.)

c.

Oxygen

b.

Moisture (20% or more)

d.

all of these are correct

 

39. 

When cold soaking fenceposts with pentachlorophenol-fenceposts should be soaked a minimum of two __________.

a.

Hours

b.

Days

c.

Weeks

d.

Months

 

40. 

Which statement is true about the durability of sapwoods.

a.

There is little difference in the durability of any species.

b.

Most last only 2 or 3 years when placed in the soil

c.

There are few native species suitable for use as untreated fenceposts

d.

A-B-and C

 

41. 

Removing trees damaged by fire-insects of disease or other things which might damage the stand is called a __________.

a.

Salvage cut

b.

Clear cut

c.

Clean cut

d.

Sanitation cut

 

42. 

The first step in forest harvesting is ___________.

a.

Skidding

c.

Loading

b.

Felling and Bucking

d.

Hauling

 

43. 

The second step in tree harvesting is ___________.

a.

Skidding

c.

Loading

b.

Felling and Bucking

d.

Hauling

 

44. 

The third step in tree harvesting is _____________.

a.

Skidding

c.

Loading

b.

Felling and Bucking

d.

Hauling

 

45. 

The fourth step in tree harvesting is ____________.

a.

Skidding

c.

Loading

b.

Felling and Bucking

d.

Hauling

 

46. 

Bucking is __________.

a.

Cutting a tree down

c.

Cutting the limbs off a standing tree

b.

Cutting a down tree into log segments

d.

Cutting the limbs off a down tree

 

47. 

Trees with a D.B.H. of less than 2 inches are referred to as _________.

a.

Saplings

b.

Sawtimber

c.

Poletimber

d.

Seedlings

 

48. 

Trees with a D.B.H. of from 2 inches to 4 inches are referred to as __________.

a.

Saplings

b.

Sawtimber

c.

Poletimber

d.

Seedlings

 

49. 

Trees with a D.B.H. of from 4 inches to 8-12 inches is referred to as ________.

a.

Saplings

b.

Sawtimber

c.

Poletimber

d.

Seedlings

 

50. 

Trees with a D.B.H. greater than 8-12 inches are referred to as _______.

a.

Saplings

b.

Sawtimber

c.

Poletimber

d.

Seedlings

 



 

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