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1999 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.

give off carbon dioxide

 

 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

b.

xylem

c.

phloem

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.

cambium layer

b.

heartwood

c.

the leaf

d.

phloem

 

 11. 

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

a.

respiration

b.

transpiration

c.

photosynthesis

d.

perspiration

 

 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

 

 13. 

Which is not a common term when referring to coniferous trees

a.

softwoods

b.

evergreens

c.

hardwoods

d.

pines

 

 14. 

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

a.

pines

b.

spruces

c.

ceders

d.

firs

 

 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

 

 16. 

Identification of trees according to species is called

a.

forestry

b.

silvics

c.

ecology

d.

dendrololgy

 

 17. 

In the US about___per cent of the land is forests

a.

10

b.

33

c.

50

d.

61

 

 18. 

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

a.

drought

b.

cold

c.

shading

d.

flooding

 

 19. 

Another term for the trunk of a tree is

a.

bole

b.

club

c.

skid

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

b.

clear cutting

c.

total 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

b.

12

c.

16.5

d.

18

 

 24. 

There are ______ feet in a chain

a.

22

b.

33

c.

44

d.

66

 

 25. 

There are _______square feet in an acre

a.

28,400

b.

43,560

c.

52,700

d.

66,000

 

 26. 

A fire burning in the tree tops is called a

a.

ground fire

b.

surface fire

c.

crown fire

d.

prescription fire

 

 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.

 

 28. 

Burning duff or leaf litter on the forest floor is called a _________fire

a.

crown

b.

surface

c.

ground

d.

slash

 

 29. 

A wood often used to make drawing boards is

a.

aspen

b.

basswood

c.

cherry

d.

hickory

 

 30. 

Douglas Fir is most commonly used for

a.

lumber

b.

veneer

c.

pulpwood

 



 

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