Forestry and Resource Management

What is it called when a replanted forest has no diversity?

• Silviculture
• Monoculture
• Pop culture
• Bioculture

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Cutting down every tree in a large area is an example of _________________.

• Selective Cutting

• Shelterwood Cutting

• Clear Cutting

• Seed-Tree Approach

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Which approach to resource management aims to harvest resources in ways that minimize impact on the ecosystem and processes that provide the resource?

• maximum sustainable yield
• ecosystem-based management
• adaptive management
• watershed management

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The removal of snags following a fire is called

• monoculture.
• prescribed burning.
• sustainable forestry.
• salvage logging.

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A renewable resource is harvested sustainably if

• the amount of replacement is less than the amount harvested.
• the amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested.
• soil erosion is prevented.
• replacing trees costs less than harvesting trees.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

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The National Forest Management Act

• requires plans for national forests that follow multiple use and maximum sustainable yield guidelines.
• requires plans for national forests that follow multiple use and ecosystem-based management guidelines.
• encourages prescribed burning as a means of protecting national forests.
• promotes the removal of small trees and underbrush by timber companies.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

Which type of forest most likely contains the greatest variety of habitats?

• old-growth forests
• even-aged stands
• plantations
• monocultures

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Fire suppression can result in a(n)

• increase in animal habitats.
• buildup of material that fuels future fires.
• decrease in property damage.
• an increase in the jack pine population.

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Which method of timber harvesting is likely to be the most costly for a timber company?

• Clear-cutting
• Seed-tree approach
• Shelterwood approach
• Selection system

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Which method of timber harvesting is likely to lead to a greater amount of deforestation in an area?

• Clear-cutting
• Seed-tree approach
• Shelterwood approach
• Selection system

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