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Name:    You must enter your name to take this test. 1996 District 7 Forestry Test

Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A B C D	1.	The Scientific management of forests for the continuous production of goods and services is known as __________________. a. silviculture b. dendrology c. forestry d. arboricultural
A B C D	2.	The science that deals with diseases in their relation to forests and forest products is ________________. a. ornithology b. entomology c. pathology d. zoology
A B C D	3.	___________________ is a term that refers to barrel making with wood. a. Cooperage b. Cruising c. Pulping d. Skidding
A B C D	4.	Savannas are ______________________. a. grasslands characterized by scattered trees b. composed mostly of soft woods c. composed mostly of hard woods d. located it regions with cold winters and short growing seasons
A B C D	5.	Defoliators __________________________. a. eat leaves off of trees b. cause stems or leaves to develop growths or swellings c. are diseased carrying insects d. cut off the supply of water to the branches of a tree
A B C D	6.	Live trees of commercial species 1” to 5” in diameter at breast height and of good form and vigor are ____________. a. seedlings b. saplings c. sawtimber d. pulpwood
A B	7.	The hypsometer is used to measure to the height of a tree. a. True b. False
A B	8.	Bud and twig specimens are the most accurate means of tree identification. a. True b. False
A B C D	9.	The closeness of the tree tops is called _____________. a. Closed canopy c. Crown density b. Open canopy d. Carrying capacity
A B	10.	A safety device on a chain saw would be the chain brake. a. True b. False
A B	11.	A cant hook is used to roll logs. a. True b. False
A B C D	12.	High quality furniture would most likely be made from ___________ wood. a. Silver Maple b. White Pine c. Black Walnut d. Black Spruce
A B C	13.	Douglas fir is most commonly used for _______________. a. Lumber b. Veneer c. Pulpwood
A B C D	14.	Three woods suitable for tool handles are _______________. a. White Pine, Red Pine, Ponderosa Pine c. American Elm, Slippery Elm, Red Elm b. White Ash, Hickory, White Oak d. Aspen, Cottonwood, Basswood
A B C D	15.	Toothpicks are most commonly made from which? a. Aspen b. Birch c. Cherry d. Honey Locust
A B C D	16.	A fungal condition which may cause death or damage to newly emerging seedlings is called _____________. a. Ground rot c. Mulching b. Damping-off d. Powdery mildew
A B C D	17.	Which maple produces its seed in the spring? a. Silver Maple b. Sugar Maple c. Neither d. Both
A B C D	18.	How many broad feet of lumber in an order of 5 pieces of 2”x4”x12’? a. 480 b. 16 c. 40 d. 120
A B C D	19.	The standard cord is the amount of wood equal to a pile of wood that measures _____. a. 4’x4’x4’ b. 8’x8’x8’ c. 10’x10’x5’ d. 4’x4’x8’
A B C D	20.	The scientific management of forests for the continuous output of products and other benefits is called ______________. a. Dendrology c. Ecology b. Forestry d. Forest mensuration
A B C D	21.	The art of producing and caring for a forest is called ____________. a. Dendrology b. Silviculture c. arboricultural d. Ecology
A B C D	22.	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	23.	Cutting large trees which are shading small trees is called_______________. a. Thinning c. Shade tree cutting b. Selective cutting d. Release cutting
A B C D	24.	Roots do not perform the function of _______________. a. Support c. Absorbing moisture b. Manufacturing plant food d. Absorbing plant nutrients
A B C D	25.	The only living part of the tree trunk is the _____________. a. Heartwood b. Sapwood c. Cambium layer d. Outer bark