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 |
| 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 |
| 24. | There are ______ feet in a chain |
| 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 | | | | | | | |