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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. |
| | 1. | By measuring DBH and height for two or more consecutive years, the average % increase in production can be measured. |
| | 2. | Selling timber by weight is becoming common in the pulp and paper industry, and is fast replacing dimensional measurements. |
| | 3. | The tree caliper is the most accurate instrument for measuring DBH |
| | 4. | Trees with heart rot (rotting of the center of the trunk) should be cruised and counted in the tree tally. |
| | 5. | If a tree to be used for sawtimber has a DBH of 7”, should it be cruised and added to the tally. |
| | 6. | When measuring DBH on a tree that is growing on a steep slope, measure from the uphill side of the tree. |
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 7. | Forestry is an important field of study for all of the following areas except | a. | wildlife management | | b. | soil erosion control | | c. | recreational areas | | d. | urban planning | | e. | all areas are deeply involved with frequency practices | | | | |
| | 8. | Closely spaced annual rings indicate________ | a. | the tree is very tall | | b. | the tree is very short | | c. | the tree may be under some enviromental stress | | d. | the tree will soon be dead | | e. | the tree is healthy and growing rapidly | | | | |
| | 9. | The leaf stem is also known as the ________ | a. | petiole | b. | leaflet | c. | margin | d. | serrate | e. | twig | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10. | If a hand compass has a reading of 192 degrees, it has a / an______ | a. | quadrant | d. | planimeter | | b. | azimuth | e. | none of these are correct | | c. | clinometer | | | | | | | | |
| | 11. | Deciduous refers to which of the following tree families? | a. | aspen | b. | spruce | c. | pine | d. | firs | e. | cedars | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 12. | The NE 1/4 of section 16 contains ______ acres | a. | 640 | b. | 320 | c. | 160 | d. | 80 | e. | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 13. | Which of the following tools does not measure DBH? | a. | diameter tape | b. | tree caliper | c. | biltmore stick | d. | stereoscope | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 14. | The removal of virtually valueless trees from a stand is called_______thinning. | a. | salvage cut | d. | noncommercial | | b. | clear cut | e. | selection cut | | c. | commercial | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | A chain used for land measurement contains________links. | a. | 33 | b. | 66 | c. | 99 | d. | 100 | e. | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 16. | Compass readings may be distorted by_______objects | a. | wooden | b. | iron | c. | aluminum | d. | glass | e. | concrete | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 17. | ________buy approximately 75% to 80% of the chain saws sold each year | a. | loggers | d. | landscapers | | b. | farmers | e. | schools | | c. | homeowners | | | | | | | | |
| | 18. | In legal land description, a square mile is commonly called a _________ | a. | quarter | b. | farmers | c. | section | d. | region | e. | township | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 19. | In forestry, the letters TSI stand for the term_________ | a. | total saleable investment | d. | tax saving index | | b. | total sale income | e. | tree sale income | | c. | timber stand improvement | | | | | | | | |
| | 20. | Cutting, splitting, and stacking a cord of fuelwood will generally ______ the volume of the pile | a. | increase | b. | reduce | c. | have no effect on | | | | | | | | |
| | 21. | DBH of a standing tree is measured________ | a. | outside the bark | c. | then 1” is subtracted for the bark | | b. | inside the sapwood line | d. | then 2” is subtracted for the bark | | | | | | |
| | 22. | The minimum DBH for pulpwood is ________inches | a. | 4 | b. | 5 | c. | 6 | d. | 8 | e. | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 23. | Which of the following log rules is considered to be the most accurate | a. | scribner | c. | international | | b. | doyle | d. | all three are equally accurate | | | | | | |
| | 24. | Which legal land description contains 80 acres | a. | SE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Sec. 3 T 14 N, R 32 E | | b. | N 1/2 of NE 1/4, Sec. 36, T 3 S, R 128 W | | c. | S 1/2 of E 1/2, Sec. 1, T 129 S, R 98 E | | d. | All of Sec. 16, T 80 N, R 80 W | | e. | SE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Sec. 9, T 20 N, R 4 W | | | | |
| | 25. | The _______ is the most commonly injured part of the chain saw operator’s body. | a. | left leg from knee to toes | c. | left arm, wrist, and fingers | | b. | right leg from knee to toes | d. | right arm, wrist, and fingers | | | | | | |
| | 26. | A standard cord of wood contains_______cubic feet of wood and air | a. | 100 | b. | 110 | c. | 128 | d. | 144 | e. | 484 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 27. | The most abundant type of trees found on the average stumpage sale tract would be___. | a. | trees to be used for poles | d. | seed trees | | b. | sawlog trees | e. | veneer trees | | c. | pulpwood trees | | | | | | | | |
| | 28. | Dominant trees in an overstocked stand will have_______. | a. | growth rings far apart | c. | crooked trunks | | b. | large heavy crowns | d. | narrow growth rings | | | | | | |
| | 29. | An example of a defoliating insect would be_________. | a. | aphids | b. | bark beetles | c. | tent caterpillers | d. | spider mites | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 30. | To decrease the number of trees in a stand and create more growing space for the remaining trees the stand would be | a. | clear cut | d. | burned | | b. | pruned | e. | sanitation cut | | c. | thinned | | | | | | | | |
| | 31. | Magnetic declination refers to ________. | a. | adding from 5 to 10 degrees to the compass reading | | b. | subtracting from 5 to 10 degrees from the compass reading | | c. | the angular variation of magnetic north from true north | | d. | the type of compass you are using | | | | |
| | 32. | Which of the following timber cruising methods uses the wedge prism? | a. | radius plot method | c. | ocular method | | b. | variable plot method | d. | cruise-scale method | | | | | | |
| | 33. | If you find fine powdery wood at the base of a tree, you would most likely suspect______insect damage. | a. | boring | b. | sucking | c. | defoliating | d. | terminal feeding | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 34. | Merchantable height is _____. | a. | measured in 16 foot lengths | | b. | measured to the minimum diameter based on the products to be taken from the log | | c. | only used in scaling and not in crusing | | d. | stops at the first fork in the tree | | | | |
| | 35. | Southwest would have a quadrant compass reading of ______. | a. | 270 degrees | b. | SW 245 degrees | c. | S 45 degrees W | d. | 90 degrees SW | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 36. | The term used to describe the tools used to measure tree diameter is _______. | a. | caliper | d. | clinometer | | b. | dendrometer | e. | hydrometer | | c. | hypsometer | | | | | | | | |
| | 37. | If the wood in each pallet is 5’3” long 6’ wide, and 8 feet high, the load contains______ cords, if there are 6 pallets. | a. | 18.3 | b. | 11.8 | c. | 7.6 | d. | 30 | e. | 22.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 38. | Which is considered a tree pathogen? | a. | man | b. | fungus | c. | fire | d. | aphids | e. | drought | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 39. | Trees growing beneath other trees in the stand are said to be_______. | a. | supressed | b. | intolerant | c. | wolf trees | d. | seed trees | e. | offsite | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 40. | Which is not considered a harvest method? | a. | selection cutting | c. | improvement cutting | | b. | clear cutting | d. | salvage cutting | | | | | | |
| | 41. | When pruning large branches the correct procedure is _______. | a. | undercut the limb,the down cut,the undercut the stub,then down cut the stub | | b. | down cut completely through in one cut | | c. | undercut the limb next to the trunk, then down cut flush to the trunk | | d. | undercut completely through the limb flush to the trunk | | | | |
| | 42. | A stack of 10 pieces of lumber that are 2” thick, 4” wide and 12’ long contains _____board feet. | a. | 40 | b. | 80 | c. | 480 | d. | 960 | e. | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 43. | A chemical used to kill plants is called a/an | a. | insecticide | b. | herbicide | c. | rodenticide | d. | fungicide | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 44. | Which is not a chain saw part? | a. | port | c. | piston | e. | magneto | | b. | exhaust valve | d. | crankshaft | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 45. | Which of the following tree families has the largest natural range in the United States | a. | aspen | b. | birch | c. | cottonwood | d. | douglas fir | e. | walnut | | | | | | | | | | | | |