Name: 
 

2000 Perry County Forestry Test



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A board foot contains 144 cubic inches.
 

 2. 

Grazing does little damage to woodlots once trees are past the sapling stage.
 

 3. 

Most insect damage is one while the insects are in the larvae stage.
 

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

 4. 

What is the correct way to write Southwest, using an azimuth compass?
a.
SW 45 degrees
c.
225 degrees
e.
225 degrees SW
b.
South 45 degrees West
d.
45 degrees
 

 5. 

A tree with a DBH of 13.2 would be included in which DBH group
a.
12”
b.
13”
c.
13.2”
d.
14”
e.
15”
 

 6. 

DBH of a standing tree is measured
a.
inside the bark
d.
then 1” is subtracted for the bark
b.
outside the bark
e.
then 2” is subtracted for the bark
c.
inside sapwood
 

 7. 

Timber and large stacks of lumber are usually sold on the basis of MBF or MBM, which stands for____.
a.
million board feet
c.
thousand board feet
e.
many board feet
b.
mega board feet
d.
hundred board feet
 

 8. 

If a 20-acre stand is to receive 50% cruise, how many 1/5-acre plots must be measured?
a.
10
b.
20
c.
30
d.
40
e.
50
 

 9. 

The removal of all trees that overtop seedlings or saplings is referred to as____.
a.
thinning
c.
release cutting
e.
cleaning
b.
pruning
d.
salvage cutting
 

 10. 

When all trees in a stand are the same age, it is termed_____.
a.
even-aged
b.
all-aged
c.
homogenous
d.
heterogeneous
 

 11. 

Which trees would not be removed during an improvement cutting?
a.
fire scarred and dead
c.
veneer and straight
b.
forked and crooked
d.
wolf trees and poor species
 

 12. 

The tool used to determine growth rate of trees is the_____.
a.
clinometer
c.
increment borer
b.
calipers
d.
biltmore stick
 

 13. 

A/An _____ is a chemical used to control plants.
a.
insecticide
c.
larvacide
e.
fungicide
b.
herbicide
d.
rodenticide
 

 14. 

In timber cruising, some trees must have deductions made because of certain defects. Which of the following is not a cause for this type of deduction?
a.
excessive knots, taper, and crook
b.
fire and lighting scars and catfaces
c.
stem and butt rots
d.
beetle holes, blue stain, heart shake, pitch seam or split
e.
wilting or defoliation of leaves
 

 15. 

A tree of marketable size, but cannot be sold for some reason such as poor species, severe damage, disease, or some other reason is referred to as a _____.
a.
slash
b.
duff
c.
zilch
d.
cull
e.
zero
 

 16. 

the result or overcrowding in a tree stand is keen competition for _____.
a.
water
d.
all of these are correct
b.
light
e.
none of these are correct
c.
soil nutrients
 

 17. 

Early in United States history legal boundaries were indicated by roads, fences, trees, rivers, rocks. and other natural boundaries. This system is called _____.
a.
natural bounds
c.
Where features meet
e.
Natural metes
b.
Bounds of nature
d.
Metes and bounds
 

 18. 

A quarter (1/4) section contains _____ acres.
a.
40
b.
80
c.
160
d.
320
e.
640
 

 19. 

If you have 2000 board feet of timber and the value is $300/M, what is the total value of the timber _____.
a.
$300
b.
$600
c.
$2000
d.
$3000
e.
$6000
 

 20. 

The letter DBH stand for the words _____.
a.
diameter breast high
c.
down (fell) - buck - haul
b.
divide boards horizontally
d.
a chemical used to kill bark beetles
 

 21. 

A hand compass with numbers graduated up to 360 clockwise is called_____.
a.
Quadrant
b.
Azimuth
c.
Declination
 

 22. 

When looking at a map, the lower left part of the map indicates the _____ direction.
a.
Northeast (NE)
c.
Southwest (SW)
b.
Southeast (SE)
d.
Northwest (NW)
 

 23. 

A section contains _____ acres.
a.
160
b.
320
c.
480
d.
500
e.
640
 

 24. 

If an 80-acre stand is to receive a 20% cruise, how many 1/5 acre plots must be cruised?
a.
20
b.
40
c.
80
d.
120
e.
60
 

 25. 

There are ____ square feet in an acre
a.
28,400
b.
43,560
c.
52,700
d.
66,000
 

 26. 

The area at the end of a log is called the ____ area
a.
basal
b.
end
c.
stump
d.
butt
 

 27. 

The manufacture of plant food in the leaves of a plant is called _____.
a.
respiration
c.
photosynthesis
b.
transpiration
d.
perspiration
 

 28. 

The jagged edges of a leaf margin are called_____.
a.
symbols
b.
serrates
c.
coarsers
d.
ripples
 

 29. 

Which is not a common term when referring to coniferous trees____?
a.
softwoods
b.
evergreens
c.
hardwoods
d.
pines
 

 30. 

In forestry the letters TSI stand for the words _____.
a.
total salable investment
c.
total site income
b.
timber stand improvement
d.
taxable site index
 

 31. 

The art of producing and caring for a forest is called____.
a.
dentrology
b.
silviculture
c.
arboriculture
d.
ecology
 

 32. 

Removal of mature trees which are the highest quality and most valuable is known as _____.
a.
clear cutting
c.
type cutting
b.
selective cutting
d.
mature cutting
 



 
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