Ag Apps 5.0- Natural Resources

The scientific management of trees is most likely associated with:

• olericulture

• arboriculture

• silviculture

• pomology

What is selection cutting?

• Removal of forest litter to prevent forest fires

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

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

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

The land class that allows the most intensive cultivation of field crops with the fewest limitations is:

• Class I

• Class III

• Class VI

• Class VIII

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

• Takes the place of natural predators

• Endangers some wildlife species

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

• Increases the number of animals competing for the food supply

 Permeability is the rate of movement of what through the soil?

• Water and air

• Air and fertilizer

• Water and fertilizer

• Water and microorganisms

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

• Red Maple

• Douglas Fir

• Loblolly Pine

• White Oak

What type of stress can cause some animals to slow down or stop reproducing altogether as a result of malnutrition?

• Overpopulation

• Overeating

• Killing

• Hunting

 Mr. Langdon left a brush pile when harvesting his woodlot. Why is it a good management practice for improving wildlife?

• Keeps water from becoming contaminated

• Gives wildlife easy access to food

• Provides cover for shelter and protection

• Cuts down on the number of mosquitoes

Spaces between soil particles that permit root penetration and store air, water, and nutrients are called:

• stoma.

• pores.

• cations

• anions.

The least expensive method of replacing trees harvested from the woodlot is:

• hand planting of seedlings.

• using airplanes to sow seeds.

• hiring commercial reforestation companies.

• natural seeding.