Multiple Choice Identify the choice thatbest completes the statement or answers the question. |
| 1. | Dead trees provide foragingperches, roosting, and nesting opportunities for wildlife. What are standing dead treescalled? a. | Dentrees | b. | Masts | c. Snags | d. | Wolf trees |
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| 2. | The portion of the tree thatacts as the main storage area for plant foods is called the: a. | Cambium | b. Phloem | c. | Sapwood | d. | Heartwood |
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| 3. | The science that deals withdiseases in their relation to Forest and Forest products is: a. | Ornithology | b. | Entomology | c. | Pathology | d. | Zoology |
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| 4. | Like all green plants, the fourfactors that trees need are soil, water, air, and sunlight. Which of these factors can the foresterchange? a. | Soil | b. Water | c. | Air | d. | Sunlight |
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| 5. | Savannasare: a. | Grasslands characterized byscattered trees | b. | Composed mostly of soft woods | c. | Composed mostly of hardwoods | d. | Located in regions with cold winters and short growingseasons |
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| 6. | Tolerant - intolerant in treesrefers to a trees’ ability to cope with: a. | Drought | b. Temperature | c. | Shade | d. | Excess moisture |
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| 7. | The leaf stem is calleda a. | Serrate | b. Margin | c. | Petiole | d. | Leaf branch |
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| 8. | There are_____ acres in asquare mile. |
| 9. | There are ______ feet in arod. |
| 10. | A square mile is commonlycalled a ________. a. | quarter | b. section | c. | township | d. | region |
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| 11. | Wooded wetlands often dry upbeginning in April and continuing into the summer. The primary reason for thisis: a. | an increase inevaporation | c. | an increase insunlightb. | less precipitation during this period | d. | an increase in transpiration |
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| 12. | Another name for a hand treeplanting bar is a. | borer | b. dibble | c. | plunger | d. | spud bar |
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| 13. | There are _____ square feet inan acre. a. | 28,480 | b. 80,265 | c. | 43,560 | d. | 52,000 |
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| 14. | The only living part of a treetrunk is a. | outerbark | b. | sapwood | c. cambium layer | d. | heartwood |
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| 15. | The manufacturing of plant foodin the leaves of a plant is called: a. | respiration | b. | transpiration | c. | photosynthesis | d. | perspiration |
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| 16. | What is a deciduoustree? a. | a tree that bears its seed in acone | b. | a plant that periodically loses its leaves | c. | a tree that has needles | d. | both a tree that bears its seed in a cone AND a tree thathas needles |
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| 17. | Mast refers to the nut, berryor fruit crop produced by several Ohio tree species. Which of the following forest types wouldproduce the most hard mast for wildlife? a. | beech/maple | c. | oak/hickory | b. | elm/oak | d. | mixed mesophitic |
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| 18. | Closely spaced annual ringsindicate a. | fastgrowth | b. | slowgrowth | c. | very shorttrees | d. | very talltrees |
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| 19. | There are______ feet in achain |
| 20. | The closeness of the tree topsis called a. | closedcanopy | c. | crowndensity | b. | open canopy | d. | carrying capacity |
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| 21. | Cutting large trees which areshading small trees is called a. | thinning | c. | shade tree cutting | b. | selective cutting | d. | release cutting |
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| 22. | Riparian forests are crucial tothe protection and enhancement of river banks. How do riparian forests benefit theriver? a. | Helps prevent erosion along streambanks | b. | Filters runoff that runs into the stream | c. | Shades the river for the aquatichabitat | d. | All of these answers are correct |
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| 23. | This science that the foresterpractices is called a. | Horticulture | b. | Logging | c. | Silviculture | d. | Botany |
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| 24. | The portion of the tree thatacts as the main storage area for the plant foods is called the a. | trunk | b. roots | c. | leaves | d. | branches |
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| 25. | Which is the main enemy of theforest? a. | fire | c. insects | b. | disease | d. | disease and insects |
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