Resource Management and Forestry

Ecological values for forests include

• prevent soil erosion

• regulate the water cycle by slowing runoff

• store carbon and release oxygen

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The ______________ method of timber harvesting produces a future forest that most closely resembles the original forest in terms of biodiversity.

• Clear-cutting

• Seed-tree approach

• Shelterwood approach

• Selection system

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which method of timber harvesting leads to the greatest uneven-aged stands of regrowth?

• Clear-cutting

• Seed-tree approach

• Shelterwood approach

• Selection system

Which type of forest most likely contains the greatest variety of habitats?

• old-growth forests

• even-aged stands

• plantations

• monocultures

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A renewable resource is harvested sustainably if

• the amount of replacement is less than the amount harvested.

• the amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested.

• soil erosion is prevented.

• replacing trees costs less than harvesting trees.

The science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests.

• Forestry

• Silviculture

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

Which has more biodiversity- even aged or uneven aged forests?

• uneven aged

• even aged

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

One disadvantage of the selection system of timber harvesting is that it

• produces even-aged stands.

• produces a monoculture.

• causes soil erosion.

• is more dangerous for loggers.

The managing of resource harvesting so that resources are not depleted.

• Resource management

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Ecosystem based management

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The result from the regrowth of trees that were mostly all cut at the same time.

• Uneven aged

• Even aged

• Clear cutting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1