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. | outer layer | | | | | |
| 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 | c. | phloem | b. | xylem | 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. | cabium layer | c. | the leaf | b. | heartwood | d. | phloem | | | | | |
| 11. | The manufacturing of plant food in the leaves of a plant is called a. | respiration | c. | photosynthesis | b. | transpiration | d. | perspiration | | | | | |
| 12. | Leaves turning color in the fall is caused by a. | air temp. during the day | c. | drought | b. | prolonged absence of sunlight | d. | air temp. at night | | | | | |
| 13. | Which is not a common term when refering to Coniferous Trees? a. | softwoods | c. | hardwoods | b. | evergreens | d. | pinesb | | | | | |
| 14. | Which group of Conifers has its needles in a cluster of from two to five? a. | pines | c. | cedars | b. | spruces | d. | firs | | | | | |
| 15. | The typeof forests found most commonly in the Great Lakes states (Ill, IA, MN, MI,IND,WIS,OH,MO) are_________ a. | mainly hardwoods | c. | mainly boreal | b. | mainly softwoods | d. | mainly softwoods with some hardwoods | | | | | |
| 16. | Idenification of trees according to species is called a. | forestry | c. | ecology | b. | silvics | d. | dendrology | | | | | |
| 17. | In the US about ____ percent of the land is forests |
| 18. | When refering to trees as tolerant or intolerant species is one the will withstand a. | drought | c. | shading | b. | cold | d. | flooding | | | | | |
| 19. | Another term for the trunk of a tree is a. | bole | c. | skid | b. | club | 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 | c. | total cutting | b. | clear 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 |
| 24. | There are ___ feet in a chain |
| 25. | There are _____ square feet in an acre a. | 28400 | c. | 52700 | b. | 43560 | d. | 66000 | | | | | |