Trees

Which below is an advantage of planting trees in an Urban environment

• provides shade and cools nearby buildings

• reduces noise pollution

• provides oxygen to the air

• All of these are correct

In an urban area, you _______ let your dog do its business( pee and poop) on the area near the tree,

• should

• should not

Identify

• Eastern hemlock

• American elm

• American chestnut

• Eastern white pine

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Identify the sign of EAB

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Hemlock trees are found in parts of Tennessee along rivers and streams. Hemlocks are large trees like the the Redwoods in California. They are being invaded by the hemlock woolly adelgid. They are crucial in keep streams and rivers cool for the survival of trout and other coldwater species. What could be a good way to control or destroy this invader?

• Allow the birds in the area to eat the hemlock wolly adelgid.

• Allow the release of predator beetles who feed entirely on hemlock wolly adelgid.

• Try burning the hemlock wolly adelgid out of the trees.

• Just ignore the hemlock wolly adelgid and maybe it will move to another location.

The trout is a fish that lays its eggs in cold fresh water but spends some of its life in the ocean. Trout eat smaller fish. The graph provided shows the population of trout in the state of Wisconsin between the years 1999 and 2014. Which change to the ecosystem had the largest effect on the the population of trout in Wisconsin?

• A hard freeze of many of the lakes in Wisconsin in the winter of 2006

• The dying of Canadian Hemlock trees due to Wolly Adelgids killing them in the years between 1999-2014

• The rise in population of smaller fish in Wisconsin lakes between 2010 and 2011.

• A shift in ocean currents that occured in 2000 and again in 2001

This ash tree's S- shaped damage is caused by which of the following insects?

• HWA Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

• Spotted lanternfly

• Emerald ash borer

• Sweat bee

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Which of the following are benefits of the forest?

• Climate regulation
• Soil stabilization
• Healthy functions of ecosystems
• All of above

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Only cutting down mature trees of a specific size, type, and quality is an example of ___________________.

• Selective Cutting
• Shelterwood Cutting
• Clear Cutting

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

• Selective Cutting
• Shelterwood Cutting
• Clear Cutting

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