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2002 District 7 Forestry Test



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

1. 

The center of a twig is called the pith
 

2. 

Linden is another name for the Basswood Tree
 

3. 

The leaves and branches of a tree are referred to as the crown of the tree
 

4. 

Overcrowding reduces the height of a tree
 


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

5. 

Roots do not perform the function of

a.

support

c.

absorbing moisture

b.

manufacturing plant food

d.

absorbing plant nutrients

 

6. 

The only living part of a tree trunk is

a.

heartwood

c.

cambium layer

b.

sapwood

d.

outer layer

 

7. 

Leaves do all of  the things listed except

a.

manufacture plant food

c.

give off oxygen

b.

give beauty

d.

give off carbon dioxide

 

8. 

_______ carries the sap from the roots to the leaves

a.

heartwood

c.

phloem

b.

xylem

d.

cambium layer

 

9. 

Closely spaced annual rings indicate

a.

fast growth

c.

very tall trees

b.

slow growth

d.

very short trees

 

10. 

________ builds wood tissue in the trunk

a.

cabium layer

c.

the leaf

b.

heartwood

d.

phloem

 

11. 

The manufacturing of plant food in the leaves of a plant is called

a.

respiration

c.

photosynthesis

b.

transpiration

d.

perspiration

 

12. 

Leaves turning color in the fall is caused by

a.

air temp. during the day

c.

drought

b.

prolonged absence of sunlight

d.

air temp. at night

 

13. 

Which is not a common term when refering to Coniferous Trees?

a.

softwoods

c.

hardwoods

b.

evergreens

d.

pinesb

 

14. 

Which group of Conifers has its needles in a cluster of from two to five?

a.

pines

c.

cedars

b.

spruces

d.

firs

 

15. 

The typeof forests found most commonly in the Great Lakes states (Ill, IA, MN, MI,IND,WIS,OH,MO) are_________

a.

mainly hardwoods

c.

mainly boreal

b.

mainly softwoods

d.

mainly softwoods with some hardwoods

 

16. 

Idenification of trees according to species is called

a.

forestry

c.

ecology

b.

silvics

d.

dendrology

 

17. 

In the US about ____ percent of the land is forests

a.

10

c.

50

b.

33

d.

61

 

18. 

When refering to trees as tolerant or intolerant species is one the will withstand

a.

drought

c.

shading

b.

cold

d.

flooding

 

19. 

Another term for the trunk of a tree is

a.

bole

c.

skid

b.

club

d.

pike

 

20. 

The closeness of the tree tops is called

a.

closed canopy

c.

crown density

b.

open canopy

d.

carrying capacity

 

21. 

A method of harvesting that removes all of the trees in the stand

a.

clearing

c.

total cutting

b.

clear cutting

d.

total removal

 

22. 

Cutting large trees which are shading small trees is called

a.

thinning

c.

shade tree cutting

b.

selective cutting

d.

release cutting

 

23. 

There are ___ feet in a rod

a.

9

c.

16.5

b.

12

d.

18

 

24. 

There are ___ feet in a chain

a.

22

c.

44

b.

33

d.

66

 

25. 

There are _____ square feet in an acre

a.

28400

c.

52700

b.

43560

d.

66000

 



 

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