AgApps Unit 5 - Environmental Science (5.03 & 5.04)

What tool is best when cutting bushes and undergrowth?

• Bulb planter

• Bush axe

• Chainsaw

• Lopping shears

A planting bar is used to determine the age of a tree.

• determine the age of a tree.

• estimate the volume of timber in a tree.

• measure the circumference of a tree.

• plant tree seedlings.

A tree scale stick is used to measure:

• tree age.

• tree volume.

• slope.

• distance

What is the best tool used to set out tree seedlings?

• Planting bar

• Shovel

• Bulb planter

• Rake

A tree diameter tape is used to:

• determine the age of a tree.

• estimate the volume of timber in a tree.

• measure the circumference of a tree.

• plant tree seedlings.

Which is the best use of a soil auger?

• Determining soil temperature

• Obtaining soil for testing

• Testing soil pH

• Vertical plumbing to locate points

What is selection cutting?

• Cuttings made in a stand of trees before harvest takes place

• Harvesting in a forest of trees of different ages and mixed species

• Harvesting where all the trees in a forest are to be cut at once

• Removal of forest litter to prevent forest fires

Ash is used in the construction of:

• baseball bats.

• plywood

• veneer

• log homes.

Which is a major tree of the Pacific Coast forest region of North America and one of the most commercially grown trees?

• White Oak

• Loblolly Pine

• Red Maple

• Douglas Fir

Which is most true of the relationship of hunting to wildlife?

• Increases the number of animals competing for the food supply

• Removes some game that would otherwise be lost due to natural causes

• Endangers some wildlife species

• Takes the place of natural predators