Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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_____________ means a tree can survive in low levels of light, or in the
shade.
a. | Shadus | b. | Tolerant | c. | Intermediate | d. | Intolerant |
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is the process by which plants utilize the energy from the sun to make sugar carbon dioxide in
the air.
a. | Photocopying | c. | Photosynthesis | b. | Bioplanting | d. | Biomes |
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Of the listed biomes below, which is not one of the eleven in North
America?
a. | tropical | c. | desert | b. | pinyon-juniper | d. | mottled |
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Diameter breast height (DBH) is the trees diameter
at
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a. | 1/2 foot (six inches) from the ground | c. | two feet from the
ground | b. | one foot from the ground | d. | four 1/2 feet from the ground |
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A board foot
measures
a. | 1foot long x 1 foot wide x 1 inch deep | b. | 1 foot x 1 foot wide x 2 inches
deep | c. | 1 foot long x 1 foot wide x 2 inches deep | d. | 1 foot long x 1 foot
wide x 1 foot deep |
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Most of Ohio’s forest land is owned by
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a. | public | c. | individuals | b. | industry | d. | equal ownership by all
groups |
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Recent figures indicate over 25% of Ohio’s diverse forest is made up
of these two species combined including
both
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a. | silver and sugar maple | c. | hickory and green ash | b. | white ash and yellow
popular | d. | white oak and red
oak |
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A poletimber stand contains commercial species
of
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a. | less than 5 inches DBH | c. | 11 inches or larger | b. | at least 5 inches dbh | d. | no guidelines for
DBH |
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Ohio’s urban forestry and Tree City USA project have caused what trend in
municipalities?
a. | more trees are being removed than planted | b. | more trees are being
planted than are removed | c. | an equal amount of trees are being planted to
keep pace with trees removed | d. | no trend is
observed |
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The majority of timber harvested in the United States goes into
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a. | fuelwood | c. | pulp products | b. | veneer and plywood | d. | timber
production |
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To distinguish emerald ash borers from native borers look for
exit hole that is distinct to the emerald ash border.
a. | round (circle) shaped | c. | D-shaped | b. | triangle (three equal sides)
shaped | d. | rectangle
shaped |
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pine is also called “scrub pine” because it is a small, scrubby tree that thrives on
worn out dry soils of southeastern Ohio.
a. | White | b. | Virginia | c. | Red | d. | Scotch |
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Many plants cannot grow beneath
trees because of the jaglone, a poisonous substance given off by the roots and is fatal to
plants such as tomatoes
a. | White ash | b. | red maple | c. | white oak | d. | black
walnut |
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The
oak, under favorable conditions grows quite rapidly in bottomland. Unlike the other oaks, the
dark bark of the branches peels off in large, ragged curls like the unrelated sycamore.
a. | red | b. | chestnut | c. | swamp white | d. | black |
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This oak tree has the smallest leaves, buds, and acorns of any of Ohio’s
native oaks. Although it is one of no great importance in the lumber industry, it is the most
desirable for ornamental planting.
a. | shingle oak | b. | pin oak | c. | scarlet oak | d. | osage
oak |
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tree is especially common in areas where limestone bedrock is exposed or close to the surface.
“Witches brooms” or thick clusters of twigs resembling birds’ nest commonly occur
as a result of a fungus infection.
a. | Hackberry | c. | Sassafras | b. | Osage-orange | d. | Birdsfoot
trefoil |
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This bottomland tree is found along steams and has a distinctive bark which is a
patchwork of browns, yellows, and greens against a background of white and has the largest leaf of
any tree native to North America.
a. | sweetgum | c. | sassafras | b. | buckeye | d. | sycamore |
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Wood from the
is very strong, hard, and heavy. It is used for mine timbers, fence post, and railroad ties and
has knoblike growths on the roots which enable it to add nitrogen to the soil.
a. | white pine | c. | black locust | b. | black walnut | d. | yellow buckeye |
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Chainsaw part that reduces exhaust noise and directs exhaust gasses is the
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a. | chain tensioner | c. | throttle trigger | b. | muffler | d. | fuel pump |
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Part of a chainsaw that permits precise adjustment of chain tension.
a. | chain catcher | c. | chain sprocket cover | b. | front handle guard | d. | chain tensioner |
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A devise on chainsaws to stop the rotation of the chain if activated in a
kickback situation by the operator’s hand or by inertia is called
the
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a. | chain catcher | c. | chain tensioner | b. | chain brake | d. | chain sprocket cover
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The
determines the direction of the fall when cutting down a tree.
a. | felling cut | b. | felling notch | c. | sapwood cut | d. | DBH
cut |
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Removing branches from a standing tree is called
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a. | quartering | b. | boxing | c. | pruning | d. | bucking |
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Wood surface that is exposed when a slab is sawn from a log is the
surface.
a. | cross-section | b. | transverse | c. | tangential | d. | radial |
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When using a Meritt Hypsometer to estimate the tree height, the distance from
the tree should be
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a. | 50 feet | b. | 66 feet | c. | 100 feet | d. | 50
paces |
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Debris left after logging is generally referred to as
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a. | duff | b. | stubble | c. | stumpage | d. | slash |
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Part of the tree carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves is the
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a. | phloem | b. | embrology | c. | xylem | d. | pith |
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carries manufactured food (sugar) from the leaves to the roots.
a. | apical meristem | c. | xylem | b. | cambium | d. | phloem |
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The
is the generative layer, giving rise to both xylem and phloem and is a watery layer only a few
cells thick.
a. | cambium | c. | apical meristem | b. | pith | d. | none of the
above |
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is the central supporting pillar of the tree that will not decay or lose strength while the
outer layers are in tact in a living tree.
a. | sapwood | c. | cambium cell layer | b. | heartwood | d. | inner bark |
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Trees that are evergreen and cone-bearing are
call
trees in a forest.
a. | broadleaf | b. | deciduous | c. | conifer | d. | clingstone |
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When trying to identify trees by the leaf in a forest the edge of the leaf is
called a
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a. | pistil | b. | lobes | c. | bud scar | d. | margin |
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The seed-bearing organ of the flowers on a tree that consist of an ovary,
stigma, and style when present is called the
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a. | petiole | b. | pistil | c. | bract | d. | scion |
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Near forested areas the vegetated corridors adjacent to streams know as the
ecological transition between the aquatic zone and upland zone is called
the zone.
a. | transition | c. | samarian | b. | riparian | d. | phytoremediation |
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35.
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Trees that are known for shedding all leaves annually are
trees.
a. | evergreen | b. | anthracnose | c. | deciduous | d. | persistent |
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36.
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Cutting trees into desired log length it has been felled is called
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a. | bucking | b. | slabbing | c. | pruning | d. | trimming |
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37.
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State tree of Ohio is the
trees.
a. | walnut | b. | red oak | c. | sugar maple | d. | buckeye |
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38.
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is maple season, commercial maple producers in Ohio tap trees, boil it down to produce maple
syrup.
a. | late spring and early summer | c. | late fall and early
winter | b. | late summer and early fall | d. | late winter and early spring |
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39.
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Ideally health maple trees should be at least
inches in diameter, measured at 4.5 feet above ground level, before they are tapped for sap with
a single tap.
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40.
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A section of land is measured as one square mile or
acres.
a. | 160 | c. | 5,280 | b. | 640 | d. | 43,560 |
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