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WorksheetsForests Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is a living, complexly interrelated community of trees, associated plants and animals?
tree farm
forest
native forest
old-growth forest
What is an area planted to selected and improved tree species?
tree farm
forest
native forest
old-growth forest
What are three important benefits of forests?
What is the main stem called?
bole
hardening-off
mycorrhizae
photoperiod
What is soil fungi that enable trees to more fully utilize water, minerals, and nitrogen in the soil called?
bole
hardening-off
mycorrhizae
photoperiod
What is another word for day length?
bole
hardening-off
mycorrhizae
photoperiod
What is a change to tolerate environmental conditions called?
bole
hardening-off
mycorrhizae
photoperiod
What is hardiness?
What is an ecosystem?
A thin sheet of wood.
piling
pulpwood
timberland
veneer
Round timber driving into the ground to support other structures.
piling
pulpwood
timberland
veneer
Forest land capable of producing in excess of 20 cubic feet per acre per year and not restricted from harvest.
piling
pulpwood
timberland
veneer
Wood cut or prepared for manufacture into paper products.
piling
pulpwood
timberland
veneer
List three benefits of urban forestry.
What two things did the government want to influence by providing federal dollars to maintain our nation's forests?
Winds created by a forest fire.
crown fires
ground fires
prescribed fires
updraft
These fires burn from top to top of trees or shrubs, sometimes independently of other fires.
crown fires
ground fires
prescribed fires
updraft
A managed, intentional fire set by humans for a specific reason.
crown fires
ground fires
prescribed fires
updraft
These fires burn the organic materials beneath the surface litter of the forest floor.
crown fires
ground fires
prescribed fires
updraft
What direction do fires typically move on a slope?
up
down
left
right
What is the main natural cause of forest fires?
What three things make up the fire triangle?
Pieces of branches, usually 8-12 inches in length, cut from a tree to be used in reproduction.
heel-in
cuttings
wild seedlings
direct seeding
Sowing repellent-coated seeds on an area where trees are desired.
heel-in
cuttings
wild seedlings
direct seeding
Storing the young trees prior to planting by placing them in a trench and covering their roots with soil.
heel-in
cuttings
wild seedlings
direct seeding
Seedlings that are growing in the woods in their natural state.
heel-in
cuttings
wild seedlings
direct seeding
List three hazards faced by individuals working in the forestry industry.
Forest managed for one purpose.
multiple-use
poles
single-use
forestry
Round timbers most often used to support utility lines.
multiple-use
poles
single-use
forestry
Forest managed for more than one purpose.
multiple-use
poles
single-use
forestry
List three objectives of forestry.
Material used to make wooden barrels and kegs.
felling
limbing
skidding
cooperage
Act of cutting or severing a tree from its stump.
felling
limbing
skidding
cooperage
Part of the logging operation in which the logs are dragged from where they were cut to length to a central location for loading onto trucks or rail cars.
felling
limbing
skidding
cooperage
Cutting branches off either felled or standing trees
felling
limbing
skidding
cooperage
