forestry 2

Which of the following silvicultural systems is most likely to result in uneven-aged

forests?

• Clear cutting

• Shelterwood system

• Seed tree system

• Selection system

Intermediate treatments are designed to improve the quality and composition of

forests. Which of the following is not an intermediate treatment?

• Clear cutting

• Thinning

• Weeding

• Release cutting

The number of cubic feet in a cord is:

• 100

• 256

• 128

• 150

A fire line deprives fire of:

• Air

• Fuel

• Heat

• Oxygen

Which of the following trees has opposite branching?

• Elm

• Ash

• Oak

• Gum

Which tree has a doubly compound leaf?

• Honey locust

• Black locust

• Sumac

• Hickory

Needles are growing from the trunk of a tree. It is most likely:

• White pine

• Ponderosa pine

• Red pine

• Pitch pine

Needles in groups of five on a pine tree in the east indicates:

• Red pine

• White pine

• Black pine (Austrian)

• Table mountain pine

Many tree species are capable of regeneration through stump sprouts or coppice. Whichof the following lacks this capacity?

• Red maple

• White oak

• Hemlock

• Yellow popular (tulip)

The word "buck" is often used in the discussion of forest harvesting activities. Whatdoes this word mean?

• To put logs in a pile

• To cut trees into logs

• To push a log truck out of the mud

• To move logs from the stump to the landing