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A major part of a wildlife technician's job includes:
time at a drafting table designing land capability maps
working in a lab testing groundwater for pesticide contamination
enforcing hunting regulations to control harvest
working outdoors to tag animals for research
Which career is involved in the harvesting phase of forestry?
wildlife biologist
logging foreman
forest ranger
forester
A person who estimates timber volume is called a:
logging foreman
forest technician
timber cruiser
skidder
Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life?
Ecologist
Breeder
Forester
Producer
Which educational level will qualify one to become a soil scientist?
High school diploma
Postsecondary vocational education
Bachelor's degree (4 years)
Associate degree (2 year)
Whose responsibility is it to control the harvesting of wildlife?
Animal taxonomist
Forest ranger
Game warden
Animal behaviorist
A career that involves moving downed trees from the cutting site to the loading area is a:
timber cruiser
logging foreman
forest technician
skidder operator
Which is a career that requires a minimum of 4 years of college to do research on wildlife habitat?
Wildlife biologist
Wildlife technician
Soil technician
Soil conservationist
Individuals who advise governments in establishing fish/game laws and habitat improvement programs are called:
Veterinarians
Wildlife biologists
Wildlife officers
Wildlife managers
Which is a person who studies and manages trees in a city?
Timber cruiser
Urban forester
Skidder operator
Logging foreman
The agency in North Carolina responsible for controlling and harvesting of wildlife and fish is the:
USDA
ASCS Office
North Carolina Wildlife Commission
Cooperative Extension Service
A person who assists the forest land owner in evaluating the value of timer is a:
skidder operator
forest technician
logging foreman
timber cruiser
A person who scientifically manages forests and care of trees would be called a:
Urban forester
Loggers
Silviculturist
Forestry consultant
In this career, a person would be classifying soil according to use. What would this be called?
Soil technician
Soil conservationist
Urban forester
Soil scientist
The major area of environmental science that is animals adapted to live without the help of humans is called:
Wildlife
Forestry
Water Resources
Soil Resources
What step of the water cycle does this picture show?
Condensation
Runoff
Precipitation
Evaporation
A ship carrying gasoline runs into shore and spills large amount of gasoline.
Point
Non-Point
Containers at a food processing plant leaking fat and animal juices
Point
Non-Point
Disposing of paint and other household hazardous materials down the drain
Point
Non-Point
Snow melts in parking lots and carries oils into nearby waterways
Point
Non-Point
The measurement of soil, silt, and other material that is suspended in water is called
turbidity
salinity
Pesticide
Watershed
What definition BEST describes a watershed?
An area where water infiltrates the soil
An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive
An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water
An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point
What is an aquifer?
A place to take a bath above the ground
A permeable layer of rock that holds water, like an underground cabe where our water is stored
A lake, river, or stream that holds water and stores it
What does permeable mean?
Has pores and allows water to pass
Has pores but does note allow water to pass
Something that gives permission
What replenishes/refills aquifers?
a well
a little green elf replenishes it with a hose
when it rains, the water percolates through the ground
The saturated zone is the place where
Water comes in and out of the ground
Water can still pass through to collect underground
Water can't pass through to collect underground
The MOST desirable soil for non-container outdoor plant production is:
loam
clay
sand
silt
Which soil particles are the smallest?
silt
rocks
clay
sand
Which is a characteristic of sandy textured soils?
High moisture-holding capacity
High nutrient-holding capacity
Low moisture-holding capacity
Small packed together soil particles
Clayey textured soils are characterized by:
Having low moisture-holding capacity.
Having large soil particles.
Being loose and single grain.
Having high moisture-holding capacity.
What is the texture of soils that have about equal parts of sand, clay, and silt?
Loamy
Sandy
Silty
Organic matter/ humus
A soil test report will give:
When to plant crops
New varieties of crops
Recommendations for fertilizer and crops
The price of wheat
A typical soil profile has these three layers in this order starting at the soil surface:
Topsoil, subsoil and bedrock.
Topsoil, bedrock and subsoil.
Subsoil, topsoil and bedrock.
Bedrock, subsoil and topsoil.
Perlite affects growing media by:
Decreasing drainage.
Increasing drainage.
Increasing weight.
Making acid.
Topsoil is dark in color because it...
undergoes a lot of chemical weathering.
has a large amount of organic material.
is full of dark rocks.
contains a lot of worms.
Horizon A is also known as...
Top soil
Bedrock
Subsoil
Organic material
The B Horizon is known as
Parent Rock
Top soil
Bedrock
Subsoil
a layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it
soil horizons
soil
organic matter
decomposers
a gradual process of movement and transport of the upper layer of soil (topsoil) by different agents – particularly water, wind, and mass movement – causing its deterioration
weathering
erosion
deposition
organic matter
What soil horizon is shown?
Horizon O
Horizon A
Horizon E
Horizon B
Horizon C
What soil horizon is shown?
Horizon O
Horizon A
Horizon E
Horizon B
Horizon C
What soil horizon is shown?
Horizon A
Horizon E
Horizon B
Horizon C
Horizon R
What soil horizon is shown?
Horizon A
Horizon E
Horizon B
Horizon C
Horizon R
What soil horizon is shown?
Horizon A
Horizon E
Horizon B
Horizon C
Horizon R
Permeability is the rate of movement of what through the soil?
Water and microorganisms
Water and fertilizer
Air and fertilizer
Water and air
As a society, if we wish to conserve water and improve water quality, we must:
stop drinking water
ask the right questions about our use of water
stop brushing our teeth so often
stop fertilizing our gardens
Why is capillary water an important source of groundwater?
Plant roots can absorb or take it up
Contains underground species of fish
Makes up aquifers and underground streams
Drains out of the soil before being used by plants
The tendency of soil particles to cluster together and function as soil units or aggregates is called:
slope
color
structure
texture
Which is true of the particles size of sandy soils?
Larger than silt but smaller than clay
Larger than clay but smaller than silt
Largest soil particles
Smallest soil particles
What is the percentage of solid particles in an ideal soil?
5
25
50
95
A tool used to secure soil samples is:
soil jack
hammer
Pliers
Soil auger
What soil erosion prevention strategy involves leaving last season's dead crops in the field to hold down the soil?
Windbreaks
Crop Rotation
No-till Farming
Terraces
Fish species such as trout are adapted to cold, running water in ____.
Ponds
Streams
Marshes
Swamps
The most important wildlife management area is the ....
farm
stream
wetlands
forest
Rabbits, quail, pheasants, doves, and deer are wildlife often targeted for management in ___.
farm areas
forests
wetlands
none of the above
Inspiration for artwork is a(n) ___ value of wildlife.
biological
social
recreational
aesthetic
Which is not a method of wildlife management?
setting game limits
building and maintaining habitat
growing more invasive species
public education
What is a forest?
A large wooded area
A small wooded area
An area home to beavers and deer
An area home to foxes and horses
The land class that allows the most intensive cultivation of field crops with the fewest limitations is:
Class VI
Class III
Class VIII
Class I
What is selection cutting?
Cuttings made in a stand of trees before harvest takes place
Harvesting where all the trees in a forest are to be cut at once
Harvesting in a forest of trees of different ages and mixed species
Removal of forest litter to prevent forest fires
Which is a major tree of the Pacific Coast forest region of North America and one of the most commercially grown trees?
Douglas Fir
Loblolly Pine
Red Maple
White Oak
The least expensive method of replacing trees harvested from the woodlot is:
natural seeding
hand planting of seedlings
using airplanes to sow seeds
hiring commercial reforestation companies
