Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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 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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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 large trees which are
shading small trees is called ______.
a. | thinning | c. | shade tree cutting | b. | selective cutting | d. | release cutting |
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Removal of mature trees which
are the highest quality and most valuable is known as_______.
a. | clear
cutting | b. | selective
cutting | c. | type
cutting | d. | mature
cutting |
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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 | c. | sheltered wood
cut | b. | natality cut | d. | density cut |
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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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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 from 4
inches to 8-12 inches dissevered to as______.
a. | saplings | b. | sawtimber | c. | poletimber | d. | seedlings |
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Debris left after a logging
operation is called _____.
a. | duff | b. | waste | c. | slash | d. | stubble |
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Selling standing timber is
called a _____.
a. | live | b. | green | c. | stumpage | d. | standing |
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12.
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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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A tree stand regenerated almost
total by sprouts is called a ________.
a. | sprout
forest | b. | seedless
forest | c. | residual
forest | d. | coppice
forest |
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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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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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The ________ has land holdings,
carries on intensive forest management programs, and employs foresters.
a. | ASCS | c. | Bureau of Land
Management | b. | Federal Land Bank | d. | FCC |
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Which of the following is not
true about a forest’s influence on climate?
a. | cooler in
summer | d. | less subject to
frost | b. | air is more moist | e. | snow lasts longer | c. | more evaporation from soils |
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Which of the following is not a
factor in a forests’s ability to control runoff
a. | Breaks impact of
rain | c. | litter keeps soil porous and
permeable | b. | ground litter absorbs the water | d. | increases runoff |
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Which of the following is not a
major economic value of a forest?
a. | mistletoe | b. | lumber | c. | pulpwood | d. | railroad ties |
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21.
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The financial assistance of the
agriculture conservation program is administered by ________.
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22.
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The loss of water from the leaf
surface is called:
a. | photosynthesis | b. | respiration | c. | evaporation | d. | transpiration |
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23.
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Stomates are largely found
in:
a. | twigs | b. | leaves | c. | roots | d. | trunk |
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24.
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Spruce trees are identified by
the Latin name
a. | Pinus | b. | Picea | c. | Abies | d. | Larix |
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25.
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Maple trees are identified by
the Latin term
a. | Acer | b. | Quercus | c. | Salix | d. | Fraxinus |
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