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2018 National FFA Forestry CDE

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Example of a job performed by a forester with a Bachelor of Science (undergraduate) degree is _____.

a)

research scientist

b)

urban forester

c)

forestry technician

d)

fire fighter

2.

The smallest portion of timberlands in the United States belongs to _____.

a)

private landowners

b)

public lands

c)

forest industry

d)

wilderness areas

3.

Several layers of vegetation found in a forest is called the ______.

a)

strata

b)

canopy

c)

herb layer

d)

shrubs

4.

An example of a nonrenewable resource is ____.

a)

Forest

b)

Wildlife

c)

Coal

d)

Crops

5.

_____ are considered to be better sources for fuelwood.

a)

Softwoods

b)

Hardwoods

c)

Low-density woods

d)

Medium density woods

6.

_____ is the movement and removal of the soil caused by human and animal activities, or catastrophic natural events.

a)

Erosion

b)

Natural erosion

c)

Accelerated erosion

d)

Soil Degradation

7.

____ is an obligate parasite, and white trees usually do not die from the infestation, their growth is restricted.

a)

Slime Flux

b)

Rust

c)

Nematode

d)

Heart Rot

8.

Which is not degree of relative crown density?

a)

Thin

b)

Closed

c)

Open

d)

Partial

9.

What is the rotating ring on a compass, graduated from zero to 360 degrees, and labeled with cardinal directions and quadrants called?

a)

Dial

b)

Bezel

c)

Hozzle

d)

Ring

10.

Which tree species produces achene fruit?

a)

Ash

b)

Sycamore

c)

Black Cherry

d)

Black Walnut

11.

The ___ is sometimes known as the boreal forest.

a)

Northern Hardwoods Forest

b)

Pacific Coast Forest

c)

Bottomland Hardwood Forest

d)

Northern Coniferous Forest

12.

A ____ is formed through meiosis consists of one chromatid from each original chromosome pair.

a)

Haploid cell

b)

Diploid cell

c)

Tetrad cell

d)

Mother cell

13.

A forest that has been regenerated from the roots, stumps, or branches of other trees is known as a ____.

a)

High forest

b)

Low forest

c)

Bottom forest

d)

Canopy forest

14.

Which of the following DOES NOT influence the color of soil?

a)

Amount of organic matter

b)

Drainage of the soil

c)

Minerals in the soil

d)

Amount of silt

15.

Illuviation, the buildup of translocated soil components, is located in the _____.

a)

A soil horizon

b)

B soil horizon

c)

C soil horizon

d)

E soil horizon

16.

Pulpwood being processes for paper is debarked then chipped into pieces about ___ in size.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

The price of timber sold may be established in all expert?

a)

Diameter

b)

Tree Scale

c)

Load Scale

d)

Lump sum

18.

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.

a)

Bark Gauged

b)

Increment Borer

c)

Tree Caliper

d)

Soil Auger

19.

Which of the following is not considered a natural firebreak?

a)

Streams

b)

Logging Roads

c)

Wind Breaks

d)

Highways

20.

A complete soil profile includes these horizons in what order?

a)

A,B,C,E,O,R

b)

B,A,C,O,E,R

c)

O,A,E,B,C,R

d)

R,O,A,C,E,B

21.

____ are responsible for heart rot.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Viruses

d)

Microplasmas

22.

___ 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.

a)

Abiotic dieseases

b)

Biotic diseases

c)

Fungus

d)

Parasites

23.

___ is method of controlling harmful insects and proving to be a more practical approach to insect control.

a)

Mechanical control

b)

Chemical control

c)

Genetic engineering

d)

Integrated pest management

24.

What causes the largest impact to species that have been listed on the threatened and endangered list?

a)

Regulated hunting

b)

Illegal killing

c)

Landscape alteration

d)

Competition from introduced species

25.

____ maps are color-enhanced photographic images that show land features.

a)

Orthophoto

b)

Physical

c)

relief

d)

Road

26.

Which species of wood does not have the most notable effects of spalting?

a)

Red Maple

b)

Black Birch

c)

American Beech

d)

Yellow Poplar

27.

Which species has the highest heating value per standard green cord?

a)

Hickory

b)

White Oak

c)

Red Maple

d)

Eastern Cottonwood

28.

The major commercial use of mushrooms is ____.

a)

Toxin control

b)

Dyes for textiles

c)

Medical Research

d)

Food

29.

Magnetic North is continually shifting, so a compass must be adjusted using ____/_____ declination.

a)

North/ South

b)

East/ West

c)

South/ West

d)

North/ West

30.

The _____ is made up of trees, shrubs, and vines growing beneath the canopy.

a)

Emergent Layer

b)

Canopy Layer

c)

Understory Layer

d)

Forest Floor

31.

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 ___.

a)

Allelopathic effect

b)

Adaptive behavior

c)

Carbonization process

d)

Dendrification

32.

the first priority in any fire suppression effort is ____.

a)

Fire Crew Safety

b)

Evaluating the value of resources threatened

c)

Evaluating the availability of firefighting resources

d)

Deciding whether to suppress the fire or letting it burn.

33.

Which of the following terms best describes the mode of action of a firefighter who is setting backfires during a wildfire?

a)

Direct attack

b)

Incendiarism

c)

Indirect attack

d)

Prescribed burn

34.

Resin ducts are opening in the wood through which resin moves within a live tree. They are present in ____.

a)

Softwoods

b)

Hardwoods

c)

Heartwood

d)

Sapwood

35.

The density of wood depends on the ration of ____ to the volume of wood.

a)

Weight of wood

b)

Cell wall material

c)

Texture of wood

d)

Plant vascular tissue

36.

______ is site preparation that effectively clears a site of unwanted vegetation and woody debris with minimal soil disturbance.

a)

Chemical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Prescribed Burning

d)

Clearcutting

37.

_____ 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.

a)

Cant

b)

Catface

c)

Check

d)

Conk

38.

Trees directly influence the yield of a watershed by extracting water from the soil by ____.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Transpiration

39.

____ thinning is useful in plantations because of their planting layout of rows and space within rows.

a)

Geometric

b)

Commericial

c)

Pre-commercial

d)

Crown

40.

If a sample plot is 1/4 acre in size, what is the plot radius?

a)

37.25 feet

b)

52.7 feet

c)

58.9 feet

d)

66 feet

41.

Windbreaks should be long in relation to their height; a ___ ratio is recommended.

a)

2:1

b)

5:1

c)

10:1

d)

12:1

42.

The ____ migrated to the United States from France, and now infests white and red oak trees in the Northeast.

a)

Tent Caterpillar

b)

Gypsy Moth

c)

Douglas Fir Tussock Moth

d)

Spruce Budworm

43.

Which of the following snakes is not a pit viper?

a)

Rattlesnake

b)

Cottonmouth

c)

Copperhead

d)

Coral Snakes

44.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an angiosperm?

a)

Broadleaves

b)

Dry or Fleshy Fruit

c)

Dendritic

d)

Resin Ducts

45.

According to OSHA, ear muffs or plugs are required for workers exposed to ____ decibels per hour or higher.

a)

75

b)

85

c)

95

d)

105

46.

Which species and bark type is incorrect?

a)

American Beech - Smooth

b)

Eastern White Pine - Scaly

c)

Hickory - Blocky

d)

Black Oak - Furrowed

47.

How many seedlings are needed to plant 10 acres at 6' x 8'?

a)

480

b)

9075

c)

10000

d)

210

48.

____ is a chemical that kills fungi or prevents them from causing diseases, usually on plants of economic importance.

a)

Pesticide

b)

Fungicide

c)

Insecticide

d)

Rodenticide

49.

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.

a)

Heartwood

b)

Cambium

c)

Sapwood

d)

Seriate

50.

_____ are unthickened portions of cell walls through which sap passes from ray cells to fibers, or vice versa.

a)

Bordered Pits

b)

Medullary Rays

c)

Vertical Resin Duct

d)

Simple Pits