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Name:    You must enter your name to take this test. 1999 State Forestry Test

True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
T F	1.	Black walnut wood is very hard, strong, heavy and valuable.
T F	2.	The wood of blue spruce is considered to be of little commercial value.
T F	3.	The wood of the butternut (white walnut) is much lighter and softer than its close relative the black walnut.
T F	4.	Hickory wood is considered not durable.
T F	5.	Birch wood is too hard to be used for pulp.
T F	6.	The wood of the ironwood tree (eastern hophornbeam) is quite similar to hickory.
T F	7.	Swamp white oak wood is very similar to white oak.
T F	8.	Red oak wood is stronger and more durable than the wood of white oak.
T F	9.	Pin oak wood is very similar to red oak wood.
T F	10.	Hackberry wood is often sold as elm because the woods are quite similar.
Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A B C D	11.	Tree shaping for Christmas trees should start when the trees from _______ inches tall. a. 6 to 12 b. 12 to 18 c. 24 to 30 d. 48 to 60
A B C D	12.	A tool used to shape Christmas trees is the_______. a. hedge trimming shears c. machete-like knife b. pruning shears d. all of these answers are correct
A B C D	13.	Which would have the least value as a veneer log? a. black walnut b. white pine c. black cherry d. red oak
A B C D	14.	Toothpicks are most commonly made from which? a. aspen b. birch c. cherry d. honey locust
A B C D	15.	A tree having little value for its wood but is valued as a ‘living snow-catch’ is the? a. black locust b. honey locust c. caragana d. sugar maple
A B C D	16.	Pencils are often made of _______wood. a. red pine b. red oak c. red maple d. eastern red cedar
A B C D	17.	________wood is used to make acetic acid and wood alcohol. a. white oak b. white pine c. sugar maple d. honey locust
A B C D	18.	Burr oak is often sold as _______? a. swamp oak b. white oak c. red oak d. ash
A B C D	19.	Trees and other plants require _______ different elements or nutrients from the soil. a. 5 b. 7 c. 11 d. 16
A B C D	20.	________ protects the tree from injury. a. cambium layer b. sapwood c. heartwood d. outer bark
A B C D	21.	Which is NOT a type of leaf arrangement? a. alternate b. opposite c. whorled d. oblique
A B C D	22.	Chemicals used to control only insects are called _______? a. pesticides b. herbicides c. insecticides d. fungicides
A B C D	23.	Chemicals used to control unwanted plants are classified as ______? a. pesticides b. herbicides c. insecticides d. fungicides
A B C D	24.	Forest tent caterpillars can be classified as _______ which reflects the damage they do. a. defoliators b. sucking insects c. boring insects d. disease carriers
A B C	25.	Dutch elm disease is caused by _______. a. bacteria b. fungi c. virus
A B C	26.	The disease fireblight is caused by ______. a. fungus b. virus c. bacteria
A B C D	27.	Dutch elm disease is spread by ______. a. wind c. water (through the ground) b. insects d. fire
A B C D	28.	Which group does the least amount of damage to tree stands? a. rabbits and mice c. squirrels and porcupines b. deer and dogs d. mink and weasel
A B C D	29.	A cutting which removes trees of poor quality, undesirable species, or poor condition is called? a. improvement cutting c. thinning b. upgrading d. defect clearing
A B C D	30.	Cutting burnt or damaged trees before they become completely worthless is called? a. improvement cutting c. scalping b. salvage cutting d. pole cutting
A B C D	31.	Cutting large trees which are shading small trees is called ______. a. thinning c. shadetree cutting b. selective cutting d. release cutting
A B C D	32.	Removing a part of the stand to promote faster growth of the remaining stand is called_____. a. thinning c. improvement cutting b. release cutting d. understory cutting
A B C D	33.	Removal of mature trees which are the highest quality and most valuable is called________. a. clear cutting c. type cutting b. selective cutting d. mature cutting
A B C D	34.	Removing trees damaged by fire, insects or disease, or other things which might damage the stand is called a ________. a. salvage cutting c. clean cut b. clear cut d. sanitation cut
A B C D	35.	Removal of mature timber in a series of cutting so that the remaining trees might reseed the area is called_______. a. selective cut c. shelterwood cut b. natality cut d. density cut
A B C D	36.	Removal of the lower branches of trees is called________. a. thinning b. cutting back c. pinching d. pruning
A B C D	37.	Litter from leaves (especially needles) at various stages of decomposition is called______. a. slash b. litter c. trash d. duff
A B C D	38.	A log of marketable size which is made unmarketable because of rot-defects-poor form-etc. is called a _______. a. slash b. cull c. scratch d. zero
A B C D	39.	A tree stand regenerated almost totally by sprouts is called is _______. a. sprout forest b. seedless forest c. residual forest d. coppice forest
A B C D	40.	A small sled used for skidding logs is called a ________. a. skid-devil b. sled-devil c. go-devil d. slide-devil
A B C D	41.	Which is considered to have the shortest life expectancy -as a fence post- of the untreated heartwood? a. white oak c. eastern red cedar b. red oak d. northern white cedar
A B C D	42.	A standard cord of unsplit fuelwood contains _______  cubic feet. a. 132 b. 128 c. 124 d. 100
A B C D	43.	A standard cord of unsplit fuelwood which has been cut to stove length (usually 16 to 22 inches) contains ______cubic feet. a. 132 b. 128 c. 110 d. 140
A B C D	44.	A standard cord of fuelwood which has been cut to stove length and split contains _____cubic feet. a. 140 b. 128 c. 120 d. 110
A B C D	45.	A fireplace cord, rick, or face cord are all terms used to describe a stack of wood with what measurements? a. 4’ x 4’ x 8’ c. stove length x 4’ x 8’ b. stove length x 4’ x 4’ d. stove length x 4’ x 4’ x 8’
A B C D	46.	A fireplace cord, rick, or face cord contains around _____cubic feet. a. 140 b. 128 c. 64 d. 40
A B C D	47.	A cord is an amount of wood which contains a certain amount of _______. a. weight b. volume c. dollar value d. all of these answers
A B C D	48.	To estimate the value of fuelwood, a rule of thumb is to use is: 1 cord of red oak fuelwood should not cost more than _______ gallons of fuel oil. a. 35 b. 65 c. 100 d. 130
A B C D	49.	Which wood species would give the most heat per cord? a. hickory b. red oak c. white ash d. American elm
A B C D	50.	_______________ is a wood prized in making gunstocks. a. white oak b. black oak c. white walnut d. black walnut