Natural Resource Management Vocabulary Check

Trees that grow more slowly and are generally more expensive.

• Hardwoods

• Softwoods

• Pine Trees

• Fir Trees

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Most common type of wood used in framing houses.

• Hardwood

• Softwood

• Oaks

• Maples

Process by which plants store energy.

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Asfixiation

• Urination

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Part of the tree that supports the trunk and carries water to the leaves.

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Cambium

• Pith

Part of the trunk that produces new wood.

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Cambium

• Bark

Part of the trunk that carries nutrients down to the rest of the tree

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Cambium

• Bark

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A strip of land cleared of vegetation to help prevent unintentional spread of a fire

• Dirt Road

• controlled burn

• Firebreak

In order for a species to be considered invasive it must meet all the criteria except.

• native to an area

• reproduce uncontrollably

• cause economic or ecological damage

• Outcompetes local species

Photosynthesis transforms energy from the sun into_________ so plants may use it later

• Glucose

• Cellulose

• Fructose

• Gluten

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What is this machine?

• Skidder

• Knuckleboom

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• Feller Buncher

• Stump Shredder