2018 National FFA Forestry CDE

An Example of a job performed by a forester with a Bachelor of Science (undergraduate) degree is _____.

• research scientist

• urban forester

• forestry technician

• fire fighter

The smallest portion of timberlands in the United States belongs to _____.

• private landowners

• public lands

• forest industry

• wilderness areas

Several layers of vegetation found in a forest is called the ______.

• strata

• canopy

• herb layer

• shrubs

An example of a nonrenewable resource is ____.

• Forest

• Wildlife

• Coal

• Crops

_____ are considered to be better sources for fuelwood.

• Softwoods

• Hardwoods

• Low-density woods

• Medium density woods

_____ is the movement and removal of the soil caused by human and animal activities, or catastrophic natural events.

• Erosion

• Natural erosion

• Accelerated erosion

• Soil Degradation

____ is an obligate parasite, and white trees usually do not die from the infestation, their growth is restricted.

• Slime Flux

• Rust

• Nematode

• Heart Rot

Which is not degree of relative crown density?

• Thin

• Closed

• Open

• Partial

What is the rotating ring on a compass, graduated from zero to 360 degrees, and labeled with cardinal directions and quadrants called?

• Dial

• Bezel

• Hozzle

• Ring

Which tree species produces achene fruit?

• Ash

• Sycamore

• Black Cherry

• Black Walnut