True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The butt log is usually the
most valuable log.
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2.
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A bolt is a log which is
shorter than most standard log lengths.
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3.
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Girdling is a method used to
kill unwanted trees.
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4.
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Release cutting is a management
practice used to help improve mature trees.
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5.
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A group of trees in a certain
area is called a stand.
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6.
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Most public forest land in the
U.S is managed for multi-purpose use.
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7.
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A stand in which there is a big
variation in the age of the trees is called an uneven-aged stand.
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8.
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Planting seedlings is a natural
reproduction method.
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9.
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Tree height is a good
indication of how well trees are growing.
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10.
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Trees which are overcrowded are
usually short with large diameter trunks.
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11.
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Indigenous trees are trees
which are native to the area.
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12.
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Pruning is done to produce logs
with knot-free lumber.
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13.
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Most forest soils are somewhat
acid (less than 7.0 PH)
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14.
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Clearcutting has a devastating
affect on wildlife.
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15.
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The dropping is leaves usually
creates a deep fertile soil.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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16.
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In Forestry the letters TSI
stand for the words
a. | Total Salable
Investment | c. | Total Site
Income | b. | Timber Stand Improvement | d. | Taxable Site Index |
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The closeness of the tree tops
is called
a. | closed
canopy | c. | crown
density | b. | open canopy | d. | carrying capacity |
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18.
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The scientific management of
forests for the continuous output of products and other benefits is called
a. | Dendrology | c. | Ecology | b. | forestry | d. | Forest Mensuration |
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19.
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The art of producing and caring
for a forest is called
a. | Dendrology | b. | Silviculture | c. | Arboriculture | d. | Ecology |
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20.
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A method of harvesting that
removes all of the trees in the stand is called
a. | clearing | b. | clear cutting | c. | total cutting | d. | total removal |
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A cutting which removes trees
of poor quality-undesirable species or poor condition is called
a. | improvement
cutting | c. | thinning | b. | upgrading | d. | defect clearing |
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Cutting burnt or damaged trees
before they become completely worthless is called
a. | improvement
cutting | c. | scalping | b. | salvage cutting | d. | pole cutting |
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Cutting large trees which are
shading small trees is called
a. | thinning | c. | shadetree cutting | b. | selective cutting | d. | release cutting |
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Removing a part of the stand to
promote faster growth of the remaining stand is called
a. | thinning | c. | improvement cutting | b. | release cutting | d. | understory cutting |
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Removal of mature trees which
are the highest quality and most valuable is known as
a. | clear
cutting | c. | type
cutting | b. | selective cutting | d. | mature cutting |
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Removing trees damaged by
fire-insects or disease or other things which might damage the stand is called
a. | salvage
cut | b. | clear
cut | c. | clean
cut | d. | sanitation
cut |
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Removal of mature timber in a
series of cuttings so that the remaining trees might reseed the area is called
a. | selective
cut | b. | natality
cut | c. | shelterwood
cut | d. | density
cut |
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28.
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Removal of the lower branches
of trees is called
a. | thinning | b. | cutting back | c. | pinching | d. | pruning |
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29.
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A term often associated with
sugar maple trees and maple syrup production is
a. | sugar
tree | b. | bee
tree | c. | sugar
bush | d. | sugar
site |
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The first step in forest
harvesting is
a. | skidding | c. | loading | b. | felling and bucking | d. | hauling |
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The second step in tree
harvesting is
a. | skidding | c. | loading | b. | felling and bucking | d. | hauling |
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The third step in tree
harvesting is
a. | skidding | c. | loading | b. | felling and bucking | d. | hauling |
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33.
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The fourth step in tree
harvesting is
a. | skidding | c. | loading | b. | felling and bucking | d. | hauling |
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34.
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Bucking is
a. | cutting a tree
down | c. | cutting the limbs off a standing
tree | b. | cutting a down tree into log lengths | d. | cutting the limbs off a down
tree |
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Trees with a D.B.H. of less
than 2 inches are referred to as
a. | saplings | b. | sawtimber | c. | poletimber | d. | seedlings |
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36.
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Trees with a D.B.H. of from 2
inches to 4 inches are referred to as
a. | saplings | b. | sawtimber | c. | poletimber | d. | seedlings |
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Trees with a D.B.H. of from 4
inches to 8-12 inches is referred to as
a. | saplings | b. | sawtimber | c. | poletimber | d. | seedlings |
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38.
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Trees with a D.B.H. greater
than 8-12 inches are referred to as
a. | saplings | b. | sawtimber | c. | poletimber | d. | seedlings |
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39.
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Which is not considered in
stand density?
a. | basal
area | c. | crown
density | b. | tree height | d. | number of stems per acre |
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A mixed stand is one in which
less than ______% of the trees are one species.
a. | 75-80 | b. | 60-70 | c. | 50 | d. | 30-40 |
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Debris left after a logging
operation is called
a. | duff | b. | waste | c. | slash | d. | stubble |
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42.
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Selling standing timber is
called a _____ sale.
a. | live | b. | green | c. | stumpage | d. | standing |
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43.
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Litter from leaves especially
needles at various stages of decomposition is called
a. | slash | b. | litter | c. | trash | d. | duff |
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A log of marketable size which
is made unmarketable because of rot-defects poor form-etc. is called a
a. | slash | b. | cull | c. | scratch | d. | zero |
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45.
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A tree stand regenerated almost
totally by sprouts is called a
a. | sprout
forest | b. | seedless
forest | c. | residual
forest | d. | coppice
forest |
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Which practice cannot be used
under the federal cost sharing programs?
a. | tree
planting | c. | thinning | e. | grape vine removal | b. | fencing | d. | Christmas tree planting |
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To get federal cost sharing you
must apply to the local______
a. | ASCS
office | c. | DNR
office | b. | SCS office | d. | conservation department office |
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48.
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When a logger bids one total
price for all the wood to be cut it is called a ______
a. | lump sum
sale | b. | no scale
sale | c. | cruise and
sale | d. | total
sale |
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49.
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A small sled used for skidding
logs is called a _______
a. | skid-devil | b. | sled-devil | c. | go-devil | d. | slide-devil |
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