Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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All of the following are useful
in controlling forest fires except_________.
a. | Fire
lanes | b. | Back
Fires | c. | Smokescreens | d. | Fire Breaks |
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The USDA
operates__________.
a. | Nurseries | c. | Campgrounds | b. | Forests | d. | All of these are correct |
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All of the following are
promoted as good conservation practices except__________.
a. | Windbreaks | c. | Shelterbelts | b. | Christmas Trees | d. | Forest Plantations |
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Type of tree harvest used to
regenerate lake states aspen forest type is __________.
a. | Seed
Trees | c. | Selections | b. | Clear Cut | d. | None of these are correct |
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The stranded length for
railroad ties is _______.
a. | 4 Feet | b. | 6 Feet | c. | 8 Feet | d. | 10 Feet |
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Type of cutting that leaves
five or more selected healthy and vigorous trees per acre to restock the area is called ________
cutting.
a. | Clear | b. | Seed Tree | c. | Selective | d. | Regenerative |
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Trees that have been stripped
of their branches and bark and cut into logs are referred to as_________.
a. | Lumber | b. | Veneer | c. | Round Timbers | d. | Plywood |
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All of the following tree
species are used for pulpwood except__________.
a. | Aspen | b. | Spruce | c. | Cedar | d. | Balsam Fir |
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Type of tree harvest that
removes all the trees from the logged area is __________.
a. | Selection | b. | Shelterwood | c. | Seed-Tree | d. | Clearcutting |
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Type of tree harvest that
leaves only enough trees to bear seed for natural regeneration.
a. | Selection | b. | Shelterwood | c. | Seed-Tree | d. | Clearcutting |
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Type of tree harvest that
removes individual trees or small groups of trees as they mature.
a. | Selection | b. | Shelterwood | c. | Seed-Tree | d. | Clearcutting |
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Type of tree harvest that
removes all mature trees in a series of several harvest with enough years between to leave adequate
overstory to shelter the site.
a. | Selection | b. | Shelterwood | c. | Seed-Tree | d. | Clearcutting |
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The most popular system for
moving logs to the log yard is ______________.
a. | High Lead
Cable | b. | Skyline
Cable | c. | Balloon
Cable | d. | Tractor
Logging |
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The U.S. Government assists
private landowners in making their forests more productive through the _________ act.
a. | Clarke-Mcnary | c. | Cooperative Forest Management | b. | Forestry Incentive | d. | All of These |
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The primary fertilizer used on
forest land is___________.
a. | Nitrogen | b. | Calcium | c. | Phosphorus | d. | Potassium |
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The proper depth for planting
seedlings is___________.
a. | Slightly deeper than they were in
the nursery | b. | The same depth that they were in the nursery | c. | Slightly shallower than they were in the
nursery | d. | No precaution is needed if the roots are well
covered |
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The best time to collect cones
from coniferous trees for propagation is in the ________.
a. | Spring | b. | Summer | c. | Fall | d. | Winter |
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Machine planting of trees in
areas that can be worked with farm equipment can plant at a rate of _____ to _____ trees per
hour.
a. | 400-800 | b. | 800-1000 | c. | 1000-1200 | d. | 1200-1400 |
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Under the fire danger rating
chart, burning would not be recommended for any except__________.
a. | Extreme | b. | Low | c. | Very High | d. | High |
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Under ideal drying conditions
in late spring and summer it requires ______ days to season one inch boards of spruce in properly
built piles.
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When piling sawed lumber
_____________.
a. | The site should be drain
well | b. | The lumber should be piled immediately after
sawing | c. | The area should be exposed to the wind | d. | All of these are correct are
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A spacing of six feet is the
standard spacing recommended by foresters. The number of trees planted per acre would be
_________.
a. | 4840
Trees | b. | 2722
Trees | c. | 1742
Trees | d. | 1210
Trees |
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The recommended harvest age for
aspen-paper birch grown on a site would be ______ years.
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A ‘ 2-1’ on a
shipping tag of tree seedlings obtained from a state or federal nursery means
_________.
a. | 2 years in a
seedbed | b. | 3 years in a seedbed
| c. | 2 years in a seedbed and 1 year in a
transplant | d. | Two years in a seedbed and 1 year in a
container |
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