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Midwest #9 Forest Botany Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The loss of water from the leaf surface is called _____________.
a.
photosynthesis
b.
respiration
c.
evaporation
d.
transpiration
 

 2. 

The opening on the stem of a tree used for movement of the gaseous products of respiration is the____________.
a.
Stoma
b.
Petiole
c.
Lenticel
d.
Bud
 

 3. 

Tree part not used in tree identification is the _____________.
a.
Twig
b.
Leaf
c.
Lenticel
d.
Bud
 

 4. 

An example of a palmately compound leaf tree would be a/an ____________.
a.
Maple
b.
Ohio Buckeye
c.
Black Walnut
d.
Butternut
 

 5. 

Stem tissue of the tree that conducts dissolved food substances is the _________.
a.
Lenticel
b.
Cambium
c.
Pholem
d.
Xylem
 

 6. 

Decomposers play a vital role in recycling chemical elements through the forrest exosystem. All of these are decomposers except ____________ .
a.
Green Plants
b.
Bacteria
c.
Fungi
d.
Insects
 

 7. 

A plant growing on the forest floor that is dried for its root which is used by the Chinese for medicine is the __________.
a.
Lady’s Slipper
b.
Snakeroot
c.
Sassafras
d.
Ginseng
 

 8. 

The _________ Pine has 5 needles in a cluster.
a.
Austrian
b.
Scotch
c.
White
d.
Pnderosa
 

 9. 

Forest soil tends to absorb water because of its abundant ____________.
a.
Sand
b.
Rills
c.
Clay
d.
Humus
 

 10. 

Stomates are largely found in _________.
a.
Twigs
b.
Leaves
c.
Roots
d.
the Trunk
 

 11. 

The passage of gasses into and out of the leaf is controlled by the ______________.
a.
Palisade Layer
b.
Spongy Layer
c.
Guard Cells
d.
Cuticle
 

 12. 

Most of the wood of a tree is made up of ___________ tussue.
a.
Pholem
b.
Xylem
c.
Cambium
d.
Cork
 

 13. 

The only American Conifer which sprouts vegetatively is the _________.
a.
Redwood
b.
Pine
c.
Hemlock
d.
Tamarack
 

 14. 

An example of a Deciduous Conifer is the ___________.
a.
Hemlock
b.
Pine
c.
Cedar
d.
Tamarack
 

 15. 

The natural fall of leaves in the fall of the year is caused by a/an __________. This consists of a row of cells across the base of the petiole.
a.
Spongy Layer
c.
Palisade Layer
b.
Abscission Layer
d.
Scar Tissue Layer
 

 16. 

Spruce Trees are identified by the Latin name ___________.
a.
Pinus
b.
Picea
c.
Abies
d.
Larix
 

 17. 


Oak trees are identified by the latin name_____.
a.
Acer
b.
Quercus
c.
Salix
d.
Fraxinus
 

 18. 

Maple trees are identified by the latin name______.
a.
Acer
b.
Quercus
c.
Salix
d.
Fraxinus
 

 19. 

When annual rings are closely spaced, it is an indication of_____ growth.
a.
Fast
b.
Slow
c.
Moderate
d.
No
 

 20. 

The part of the tree that carries sap from the roots to the leaves is called the_____.
a.
Cambium Layer
b.
Phloem
c.
Xylem
d.
Lenticels
 

 21. 

All of these are non-living parts of the trees trunk except the_____.
a.
Sapwood
b.
Heartwood
c.
Cambium
d.
Outer Bark
 

 22. 

The part of the tree that gives support and strength to the tree is the______.
a.
Sapwood
c.
Cambium Layer
b.
Heartwood
d.
Outer Bark
 

 23. 

The part of the tree that carries the manufactured food in the leaves to the various parts of the tree is the ______.
a.
Phloem
b.
Xylem
c.
Sapwood
d.
Heartwood
 

 24. 

The red pigment that provides the leaf color in cool spring and fall is called______.
a.
Xanthophyll
b.
Chlorophyll
c.
Carotene
d.
Anthocyanin
 

 25. 

The large vein in a leaf that runs the length of the blade with small veins branching from it is the______.
a.
Petiole
b.
Midrib
c.
Stipule
d.
Tendril
 

 26. 

An example of a tree that allows the cones to open from the heat after a fire is the_____.
a.
White Pine
c.
Jack Pine
b.
Norway Pine
d.
White Spruce
 

 27. 

Food manufacturing in leaves is referred to as_______.
a.
Transpiration
c.
Respiration
b.
Translocation
d.
Photosynthesis
 

 28. 

The opening and closing of the stomata controls the rate of_____.
a.
Transpiration
c.
Translocation
b.
Photosynthesis
d.
Respiration
 

 29. 

All are activities of respiration in the leaves of trees except_____.
a.
C02
c.
C02 taken in
b.
02 taken in
d.
Water given off
 

 30. 

The greatest portion of the annual growth ring is added in the_____.
a.
Spring
b.
Summer
c.
Fall
d.
Winter
 

 31. 

The greatest insect damage to young trees is first noticed in late_____.
a.
Spring
b.
Summer
c.
Fall
d.
Winter
 

 32. 

The waxy protective layer over the surface of a leaf is called the______.
a.
Guard layer
b.
Cuticle
c.
Palisade layer
d.
Phloem
 

 33. 

A single leaf attached to the twig is said to be_______.
a.
Pinnate
b.
Palmate
c.
Simple
d.
Compound
 



 
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