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Name:    You must enter your name to take this test. 1999 District 7 Forestry Test

True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
T F	1.	The center of a twig is called the pith.
T F	2.	Linden is another name for the basswood tree.
T F	3.	The leaves and branches of a tree are referred to as the crown of the tree.
T F	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.
A B C D	5.	Roots do not perform the function of.... a. support c. absorbing moisture b. manufacturing plant food d. absorbing plant nutrients
A B C D	6.	The only living part of a tree trunk is a. heartwood c. cambium layer b. sapwood d. give off carbon dioxide
A B C D	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
A B C D	8.	___________carries the sap from the roots to the leaves a. heartwood b. xylem c. phloem d. cambium layer
A B C D	9.	Closely spaced annual rings indicate a. fast growth c. very tall trees b. slow growth d. very short trees
A B C D	10.	_____________builds wood tissue in the trunk a. cambium layer b. heartwood c. the leaf d. phloem
A B C D	11.	The manufacturing of plant food in the leaves of a plant is called a. respiration b. transpiration c. photosynthesis d. perspiration
A B C D	12.	Leaves turning color in the fall is caused by a. air temp. during the day c. hardwoods b. prolonged absence of sunlight d. pines
A B C D	13.	Which is not a common term when referring to coniferous trees a. softwoods b. evergreens c. hardwoods d. pines
A B C D	14.	Which group of conifers has its needles in a cluster of from two to five a. pines b. spruces c. ceders d. firs
A B C D	15.	The type of forests found most commonly in the great lakes states (Ill, IA, MN, MI, ID, WI, Oh, MO are___________ a. mainly hardwoods b. mainly softwoods c. mainly boreal d. mainly softwoods with some hardwoods
A B C D	16.	Identification of trees according to species is called a. forestry b. silvics c. ecology d. dendrololgy
A B C D	17.	In the US about___per cent of the land is forests a. 10 b. 33 c. 50 d. 61
A B C D	18.	When referring to trees as tolerant or intolerant species is one the will withstand a. drought b. cold c. shading d. flooding
A B C D	19.	Another term for the trunk of a tree is a. bole b. club c. skid d. pike
A B C D	20.	The closeness of the tree tops is called a. closed canopy c. crown density b. open canopy d. carrying capacity
A B C D	21.	A method of harvesting that removes all of the trees in the stand a. clearing b. clear cutting c. total cutting d. total removal
A B C D	22.	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	23.	There are ______ feet in a rod a. 9 b. 12 c. 16.5 d. 18
A B C D	24.	There are ______ feet in a chain a. 22 b. 33 c. 44 d. 66
A B C D	25.	There are _______square feet in an acre a. 28,400 b. 43,560 c. 52,700 d. 66,000
A B C D	26.	A fire burning in the tree tops is called a a. ground fire b. surface fire c. crown fire d. prescription fire
A B C D	27.	Incendiary burning is a. burning in or near woods to get rid of weeds, underbrush,insects, ect. b. caused by lightning c. always prohibited by law d. responsible for less than 20% of the forest fires in the US.
A B C D	28.	Burning duff or leaf litter on the forest floor is called a _________fire a. crown b. surface c. ground d. slash
A B C D	29.	A wood often used to make drawing boards is a. aspen b. basswood c. cherry d. hickory
A B C	30.	Douglas Fir is most commonly used for a. lumber b. veneer c. pulpwood