Worksheets2018 National FFA Forestry CDE
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
An Example of a job performed by a forester with a Bachelor of Science (undergraduate) degree is _____.
research scientist
urban forester
forestry technician
fire fighter
The smallest portion of timberlands in the United States belongs to _____.
private landowners
public lands
forest industry
wilderness areas
Several layers of vegetation found in a forest is called the ______.
strata
canopy
herb layer
shrubs
An example of a nonrenewable resource is ____.
Forest
Wildlife
Coal
Crops
_____ are considered to be better sources for fuelwood.
Softwoods
Hardwoods
Low-density woods
Medium density woods
_____ is the movement and removal of the soil caused by human and animal activities, or catastrophic natural events.
Erosion
Natural erosion
Accelerated erosion
Soil Degradation
____ is an obligate parasite, and white trees usually do not die from the infestation, their growth is restricted.
Slime Flux
Rust
Nematode
Heart Rot
Which is not degree of relative crown density?
Thin
Closed
Open
Partial
What is the rotating ring on a compass, graduated from zero to 360 degrees, and labeled with cardinal directions and quadrants called?
Dial
Bezel
Hozzle
Ring
Which tree species produces achene fruit?
Ash
Sycamore
Black Cherry
Black Walnut
The ___ is sometimes known as the boreal forest.
Northern Hardwoods Forest
Pacific Coast Forest
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Northern Coniferous Forest
A ____ is formed through meiosis consists of one chromatid from each original chromosome pair.
Haploid cell
Diploid cell
Tetrad cell
Mother cell
A forest that has been regenerated from the roots, stumps, or branches of other trees is known as a ____.
High forest
Low forest
Bottom forest
Canopy forest
Which of the following DOES NOT influence the color of soil?
Amount of organic matter
Drainage of the soil
Minerals in the soil
Amount of silt
Illuviation, the buildup of translocated soil components, is located in the _____.
A soil horizon
B soil horizon
C soil horizon
E soil horizon
Pulpwood being processes for paper is debarked then chipped into pieces about ___ in size.
1
2
3
4
The price of timber sold may be established in all expert?
Diameter
Tree Scale
Load Scale
Lump sum
To use the ____, a forester pushes or drives the cutting edge through the bark until it reaches wood, then pushes the guard against the tree or log for a measurement.
Bark Gauged
Increment Borer
Tree Caliper
Soil Auger
Which of the following is not considered a natural firebreak?
Streams
Logging Roads
Wind Breaks
Highways
A complete soil profile includes these horizons in what order?
A,B,C,E,O,R
B,A,C,O,E,R
O,A,E,B,C,R
R,O,A,C,E,B
____ are responsible for heart rot.
Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses
Microplasmas
___ include damage causes to trees by conditions such as drought, heat, cold, and other conditions, they are not contagious, but they may affect large numbers of trees in an area.
Abiotic dieseases
Biotic diseases
Fungus
Parasites
___ is method of controlling harmful insects and proving to be a more practical approach to insect control.
Mechanical control
Chemical control
Genetic engineering
Integrated pest management
What causes the largest impact to species that have been listed on the threatened and endangered list?
Regulated hunting
Illegal killing
Landscape alteration
Competition from introduced species
____ maps are color-enhanced photographic images that show land features.
Orthophoto
Physical
relief
Road
Which species of wood does not have the most notable effects of spalting?
Red Maple
Black Birch
American Beech
Yellow Poplar
Which species has the highest heating value per standard green cord?
Hickory
White Oak
Red Maple
Eastern Cottonwood
The major commercial use of mushrooms is ____.
Toxin control
Dyes for textiles
Medical Research
Food
Magnetic North is continually shifting, so a compass must be adjusted using ____/_____ declination.
North/ South
East/ West
South/ West
North/ West
The _____ is made up of trees, shrubs, and vines growing beneath the canopy.
Emergent Layer
Canopy Layer
Understory Layer
Forest Floor
Some kinds of plants maintain their dominance over other plants by releasing chemicals into the area close around them that provide small does of poison to invading plants. This is called ___.
Allelopathic effect
Adaptive behavior
Carbonization process
Dendrification
the first priority in any fire suppression effort is ____.
Fire Crew Safety
Evaluating the value of resources threatened
Evaluating the availability of firefighting resources
Deciding whether to suppress the fire or letting it burn.
Which of the following terms best describes the mode of action of a firefighter who is setting backfires during a wildfire?
Direct attack
Incendiarism
Indirect attack
Prescribed burn
Resin ducts are opening in the wood through which resin moves within a live tree. They are present in ____.
Softwoods
Hardwoods
Heartwood
Sapwood
The density of wood depends on the ration of ____ to the volume of wood.
Weight of wood
Cell wall material
Texture of wood
Plant vascular tissue
______ is site preparation that effectively clears a site of unwanted vegetation and woody debris with minimal soil disturbance.
Chemical
Mechanical
Prescribed Burning
Clearcutting
_____ is a lengthwise separation of the wood, which usually extends across the rings of annual growth, commonly resulting from stresses set up in wood during seasoning.
Cant
Catface
Check
Conk
Trees directly influence the yield of a watershed by extracting water from the soil by ____.
Osmosis
Diffusion
Capillary Action
Transpiration
____ thinning is useful in plantations because of their planting layout of rows and space within rows.
Geometric
Commericial
Pre-commercial
Crown
If a sample plot is 1/4 acre in size, what is the plot radius?
37.25 feet
52.7 feet
58.9 feet
66 feet
Windbreaks should be long in relation to their height; a ___ ratio is recommended.
2:1
5:1
10:1
12:1
The ____ migrated to the United States from France, and now infests white and red oak trees in the Northeast.
Tent Caterpillar
Gypsy Moth
Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Spruce Budworm
Which of the following snakes is not a pit viper?
Rattlesnake
Cottonmouth
Copperhead
Coral Snakes
Which of the following is not a characteristic of an angiosperm?
Broadleaves
Dry or Fleshy Fruit
Dendritic
Resin Ducts
According to OSHA, ear muffs or plugs are required for workers exposed to ____ decibels per hour or higher.
75
85
95
105
Which species and bark type is incorrect?
American Beech - Smooth
Eastern White Pine - Scaly
Hickory - Blocky
Black Oak - Furrowed
How many seedlings are needed to plant 10 acres at 6' x 8'?
480
9075
10000
210
____ is a chemical that kills fungi or prevents them from causing diseases, usually on plants of economic importance.
Pesticide
Fungicide
Insecticide
Rodenticide
Axial parenchyma cells originated 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
_____ are unthickened portions of cell walls through which sap passes from ray cells to fibers, or vice versa.
Bordered Pits
Medullary Rays
Vertical Resin Duct
Simple Pits
