Worksheets2016 FFA Forestry Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which tree species can be described as a deciduous broad-leaf with a simple leaf type?
Hickory
Eastern White Pine
Sweetgum
Sitka Spruce
Land owners of more than ______ acres of forest may qualify for membership in the American Forest Foundation's Tree Farm System.
2
5
10
25
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in the _______ located in the plant cell and absorbs blue and red wavelengths of lights
Mitochondrion
Golgi Apparatus
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Axial parenchyma cells originate from the _______ forming a network of living cells around the tree. They transport sugars (food) to the parenchyma cells within the growth ring, and they store starch.
Heartwood
Cambium
Sapwood
Seriate
A leaf _____ is the space or indentation between the lobes of a leaf black.
Sinus
Margin
Apex
Midrib
Which species of wood can be used to produce axe handles?
Sycamore
White Birch
Bald Cypress
Hickory
___________ is a byproduct of the photosynthesis process in tree leaves?
Sugar
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Radiant Energy
Which of the following is not a surface-rooted tree species?
Black Walnut
Eastern Hemlock
Black Birch
Elm
______ occurs when a branch tip touches the ground and develops roots that produce a new tree.
Sexual Reproduction
Grafting
Layering
Suckering
The _______ is the tube through which a developing pollen gran grows downward to reach the ovary in a flower.
Style
Stigma
Pistil
Filament
Which of the following statements is not true about monocots?
Monocot seeds have one cotyledon.
Monocot flower parts come in multiples of 4 and 5.
Monocot leafs have parallel venation.
Monocots have scattered vascular bundles in the stem.
Which fruit structure is one-seeded with the center part being fleshy, but the inner part is stony?
Legume
Berry
Pome
Drupe
Identify the correct way to mix two cycle engine oil and gasoline.
Add 1/2 of desired amount of gas, then oil, mix, and add remaining gasoline.
Add engine oil, then gasoline, and mix contents.
Add gasoline, then oil, and mix contents.
Add 1/2 of desired oil, then gas, mix, and add remaining oil.
A Gypsy Moth is an insect that belongs to the___________ order, and feeds plant leaves.
Lepidoptera
Isoptera
Coleoptera
Hymenoptera
_______ introduce the Gypsy Moth to North American in the late 1860s with aspirations of establishing a silk industry in Massachusetts.
Charles Darwin
Leopold Trouvelot
Carl Linnaeus
Gifford Pinchot
Evergreens retain their leaves, scales or needles throughout the year. As new leaves are produced, the tree gradually sheds the oldest ones and maintains its green appearance. An exception is the_________, which sheds all of its leaves each year.
Pitch Pine
Baldcypress
Western Red Cedar
Western Hemlock
Which of the following is not a result of soil acidification, which is caused by atmospheric pollution?
Reduces cambial growth
Reduces leaf area
Decreases soluble aluminum in soil
Interferes with calcium uptake
One-pound of oven-dried hardwood will generate__________ BTUs.
1
5250
8300
330
Which grouping of insects are the most destructive of all forest insects?
Borers
Leaf-Feeders
Plant-sucking insects
Gall Insects
________ are the fastest spreading of all types of fires.
Surface Fires
Crown Fires
Ground Fires
Wildfires
Some woods are incised to provide deeper penetration for preservatives, which of the following tree species are not typically incised?
Douglas-Fir
Western Hemlock
Western Larch
Lodgepole Pine
Which personal protective equipment is not prescribed by the American OSHA Regulation 1910.266 for a chainsaw operator to wear?
Head Protection
Hearing Protection
Leg Protection
Back Protection
A measurement that takes into account the living organisms in a forest and natural forest functions is called.....
Forensic Value
Geological Inventory
Biological Value
Economic Value
Which phase of mitosis is characterized by chromatids being pulled apart by the spindles as the cell elongates?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
A new gamete formed through meiosis consisting of one chromatid from each original chromosome pair is a___________.
Diploid
Monoploid
Haploid
None of the above
Which of the following is the smallest of the mineral particles?
Clay
Sand
Silt
Humus
A complete soil profile includes the following horizons...
A, E, B, C, P, H
O, A, E, B, C, R
B, E, C, N, P, K
T, O, F, P, M, V
Alfisols are high in calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Which tree species is not typically grown in the Alfisols soil order?
Ponderosa Pine
Western Hemlock
Hickories
Oaks
The order of soils know as _______ are products of cold, damp climates and coarse silica parent material. These are acidic soils that tend to be light in color.
Alfisols
Spodosols
Ultisols
Histosols
In a food chain, plants are usually considered _______.
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Producers
Omnivores
Which of the following is not an Abiotic Disease in trees
Drought Conditions
Acid Precipitation
Fungi
Poisonous Effects
The pole stage of growth in trees can be characterized by diameter range of.....
Up to 3 inches
Diameter of 4 inches
Diameter 4 to 10 inches
Diameter 10 to 24 inches
In the rectangle survey system developed by Thomas Jefferson, _______ run east-west.
Principal Meridians
Secondary Meridians
Guide Meridians
Baselines
How many square feet are represented by 1 acre?
5000
36,000
43,560
44,100
Which of the following standard lumber sizes are correct?
2 x 3 = 1 1/2 x 2 1/4
2 x 10 = 1 1/2 x 9 1/4
2 x 12 = 1 1/2 x 11 1/4
1 x 8 = 1 x 7 1/4
_____ boards are press-bonded between heated steel plates, resulting in a density range for this product of .5 to 1.3 grams/cubic centimeter.
Fiberboard
Particleboard
Hardboard
Plywood
_______ is a form of asexual reproduction of a forest in which all of the trees are cut and new forest growth is generated from stumps of the harvested trees.
Coppice Method
Grafting
Layering
Tissue Culture
Which pesticide is used to control rodents?
Herbicide
Miticide
Rodentcide
Insecticide
________ is a sivilculture practice that is used to improve the forest by removing some of the trees to provide enough space for the remaining trees to grow.
Salvage Cutting
Shelterwood Cutting
Clear Cutting
Intermediate Cutting
_________ is a dependable log scaling method that is used to estimate the amount of solid wood in a log by suing a formula that takes into account the log length and measurements from both ends of the log.
Scribner's Rule
Doyle's Rule
Smalian's Formula
International Log Rule
A young tree that is generated from a seed container filled with soil is a:
Containerized Seedling
Sapling
Cutting
Twig
A saw that makes two or more cuts at the same is called a:
Band Saw
Head Rig
Circular Saw
Gang Saw
The strength of wood along the long axis of a tree is called:
Ducticle Strength
Tensile Strength
Toughness
Density
__________ is a type of reproduction in certain types of insects in which mature females produce female offspring without mating with a male.
Division
Parthenogenesis
Sexual
Metamorphosis
The pericycle is the outer layer of the vascular cylinder of a ______; lateral growth develops from this tissue.
Root
Heartwood
Cambium
Petiole
Which of the following would not be a direct attack method to suppress a wildfire?
Applying water from an aircraft
Applying fire retardants from trucks
Establishing firebreaks
Smothering flames with fire flaps
How many degrees are represented in the North East quadrant of a compass?
45
90
180
360
How many board feet are present in a 2 inch thick, 12 inch wide, 14 foot long board?
28
14
336
2
A canker is a plant infection that:
Causes red or brown discoloration
Affects only conifer trees
Kills patches of tissue on the trunk or branches
Prevents insects from boring into trees
The petiole is a plant structure found in a:
Flower
Leaf
Stem
Root
