Forestry Final Review

Deforestation, the destruction of a forest, causes local biodiversity to...

• increase

• decrease

• deforestation does not impact biodiversity

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Which of the following is a cost of clear cutting within a forest?

• it increases habitat

• it allows for increased biodiversity

• far more erosion occurs when compared to a selective-cut forest

• it tends to be way more expensive for forestry companies

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Which type of fire occurs when there is a large amount of fuel that is able to burn and is very destructive to the environment?

• prescribed burn

• controlled burn

• surface fire

• crown fire

One of the major benefits of a prescribed burn is that it

• helps reduce fuel load to prevent larger wildfires

• improves air quality

• helps bring about less biodiversity

• helps to remove nutrients from the soil

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Which of the following is an environmental cost of strip cutting a forest?

• it leads to habitat fragmentation

• it is less expensive than selective cutting

• it increases biodiversity

• it is a more sustainable solution than clear cutting

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As roads increase in number and habitats become fragmented, how does this affect the population size and biodiversity of organisms living in that habitat?

• Increase exponentially

• Overall decrease

• Decrease, then increase

• Increase, then decrease

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In 1988 there was a fire in Yellowstone National Park that burned even the largest trees. What did the Forest Service do that most likely made the fire in Yellowstone much worse than it should have been?

• Foresters practiced controlled burns

• Foresters practiced fire suppression

• Farmers practiced slash and burn agriculture

• It never happened. It was fake news

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An uncut forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more is referred to as

• clear cut forest

• old growth forest

• fairy growth forest

• selective cut forest

A managed, usually privately owned, forest that has only one or two species of trees that tend to be similar in age is called...

• hog farm

• national forest

• wilderness area

• tree plantation (farm)

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A forest fire will always completely destroy a forest

• True

• False

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