Forestry Science Olympiad

Ovate/Oval

Orbicular/Round

Oblong

Linear

Alternate

Opposite

whorled

None of the above

Has needles and cones but also lose its leaves in the fall.

Also referred to as evergreen, and the name is associated with its needles.

Does not produce flowers, but grow cones to hold their seeds.

The leaves dropped from trees provide a steady source of organic material for the soil.

tree planting

selective cutting

prescribed burns

mechanized logging

trees that provide shelter to seedlings are left uncut.

only some mature trees in an area are cut.

only immature trees in an area are cut.

all of the trees in an area are cut.

A timber harvesting practice where all trees larger than 20 feet tall are cut harvested.

When logging companies plant new saplings in an area bigger than 1 hectare.

A timber harvesting practice where all of the trees in a given area are harvested at the same time.

When forestry services clear out the underbrush in a given area.

has no affect on the environment.

releases carbon dioxide and contributes to climate change.

is beneficial to ecosystems and animal habitats.

reduces flooding and erosion.

Agroforestry

Forest management

Reforestation

Clear-cutting

An evergreen coniferous tree.

A deciduous tree

A coniferous that is also deciduous, like Larch and Tamarack

simple

compound

double compound