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Environmental Science: Forests Quiz

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of forest has the MOST biodiversity (different life)?

a)

Old-growth

b)

Tree Plantation

c)

Second-growth

2.

How long does it take for a tree to mature?

a)

1 day

b)

12 months

c)

25-30 years

3.

Which is NOT an ecological service provided by trees.

a)

absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere

b)

oxygen to breathe

c)

shade for plants and people

d)

They are all correct.

4.

Which is NOT a solution to help make forests sustainable?

a)

Buy tree-free paper products.

b)

Plant or adopt a tree.

c)

Make roads that go through the forest.

5.

In which ecosystem would you likely find a squirrel on a maple tree?

a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Tropical Seasonal Forest

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Wetlands

6.

What types of trees are found in boreal forests?

a)

Spruce and fur trees

b)

Maple and oak trees

c)

Tall broad-leaf evergreen leaves

d)

Joshua trees

7.

What is the most common forest ecosystem in Wisconsin?

a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Tundra (feels like it sometimes)

8.
Which forest ecosystem has all four seasons?
a)
Taiga (Coniferous Forest)
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Rainforest
9.
High average daily temperature and heavy annual precipitation are found in a 
a)
Taiga (Coniferous Forest)
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Rainforest
10.
Which is a difference between a tropical rainforest and a deciduous forest?
a)
A tropical rainforest is smaller in size than a deciduous forest
b)
A tropical rainforest recieves more sunlight than a deciduous forest
c)
A tropical rainforest recieves more annual precipitation than a deciduous forest
d)
A tropical rainforest has more lakes and ponds than a deciduous forest
11.
Which consumer would you most likely find in a deciduous forest?
a)
Toucan
b)
Deer
c)
Panther
d)
Duck
12.

A ___________________________ grows in places that are hot and wet all year. That type of forest has trees that grow very tall and have leaves that stay green all year.

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

deciduous forest

c)

coniferous forest

13.

The trees in a ___________________forest form seeds in cones

a)

coastal

b)

tropical rain

c)

coniferous

14.

What happens to deciduous leaves before winter?

a)

They grow thicker to keep them warm

b)

They change color and fall off

c)

They grow fur

d)

Nothing--they stay the same

15.

What type of forest is the Great Smoky Mountains?

a)

Tropical Rain forest

b)

Coastal Forest

c)

Coniferous forest

d)

Deciduous forest

16.

Which is true of a tropical rainforest?

a)

Only a few different species of plants and animals can be found there.

b)

The tree canopy causes only a small amount of sunlight to reach the ground.

c)

They are only found in South America.

17.

Which best describes the similarities between grasslands and forests?

a)

Grasslands have moderate temperatures like forest ecosystems.

b)

Grasslands have plentiful grasses and trees like many forests.

c)

Grasslands are dry like most forests.

18.

Trees in deciduous forests remain green throughout the year.

a)

True

b)

false

19.

What is called for the practice of regulating forest resources to meet the needs of society and industry while preserving the forest’s health?

a)

Environmental protection

b)

Sustainable Forest Management

c)

Forest policy framework

d)

Unsustainable Forest Management

20.

What are the three main categories of forests?

a)

Taiga, rainforest, autumn forest

b)

Tropical rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga

c)

Seasonal forest, tropical rainforest, tundra coniferous forest

d)

Latitude, longitude, equator

21.

Forests have _______ percent of earth's Biodiversity

a)

100%

b)

20%

c)

80%

d)

50%

22.

What is the biggest forest in the world?

a)

Kakamega forest

b)

Tongass National Forest

c)

Bandipur National forest

d)

Amazon forest

23.
What is the average rainfall in the Temperate Deciduous Forest?
a)
30-60 inches of snow
b)
50-70 inches of rain
c)
20-40 inches of snow
d)
30-60 inches of rain
24.

Deforestation means

a)

large scale planting of trees

b)

large scale cutting down of trees

c)

both of these

d)

none of these

25.
Which of the following biomes covers much of the eastern half of the United States?
a)
grassland
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
coniferous forest
26.
Why do coniferous forests have poor soil?
a)
worms and beetles do not like cedar
b)
little rain falls
c)
no leaves fall to the ground and compost
d)
sunlight is blocked by leaves
27.
Which of the following best describes a tropical rain forest?
a)
Dense, thick soil that supports a dense layer of plants on the forest floor.
b)
Species of animals with specialized ways of surviving in   order to avoid competition.
c)
Very few species of trees, due to poor soil quality.
d)
Plants and animals that are very similar due to year-round   warmth and moisture.
28.
What type of forest has the greatest biodiversity?
a)
Taiga forest
b)
Temperate deciduous forest
c)
Temperate rain forest
d)
Tropical rain forest
29.
All of the following are characteristics of temperate rain forests except
a)
high humidity and moderate temperatures.
b)
abundant mosses, ferns, and lichens.
c)
low rainfall in summer but abundant snow in winter.
d)
large evergreen trees, such as Sitka spruce and Douglas fir.
30.

What are the other two major forest biomes besides the temperate forest?

a)

Desert and tundra forest

b)

Tundra and rainforest

c)

Rainforest and savanna

d)

Taiga and rainforest

e)

Savanna and tundra forest

31.

Which of the following does not describe the temperate forest biome?

a)

Four seasons

b)

Lots of rain

c)

Freezing temperatures year round

d)

Deep and rich soil

e)

Lots of trees

32.
What are the two types of trees?
a)
decduous,conifrous
b)
tiny trees,big trees
c)
deciduous,coniferous
33.

Forest ecosystems usually have a great biodiversity because they provide many ___________________ for organisms.

a)

Sustainable

b)

habitats

c)

timber

d)

biodiversity

e)

clear-cutting

34.

Which of the following is NOT a major type of forest?

a)

Tropical Rainforests

b)

Foreal Forests

c)

Temperate Deciduous Forests

d)

Temperate Coniferous Forests

35.

Which forests receives the most rainfall annually?

a)

Broadleaf

b)

Whiteland

c)

Blackland

d)

Pine

36.

What is the most common tree species in Poland?

a)

pine

b)

oak

c)

larch

37.

What is an old-growth forest?

a)

planted stands of a particular tree species

b)

a stand of trees resulting from natural secondary succession

c)

uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed for several

hundred years.

d)

I don't know

38.

What is an environmental service that forests provide?

a)

Stores carbon, releases oxygen, moderates climate

b)

Fuel

c)

Transportation

d)

Helped society achieve a high standard of living

39.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
40.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
41.
Does deforestation contribute to global warming?
a)
No, trees aren't that important
b)
Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming
c)
No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler
d)
Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
42.

Why is biodiversity important in the rain forest?

a)

The rainforest may have cures for diseases that we haven't discovered yet

b)

Animals are special to watch and observe

c)

Lots of their plants are cultivated into house plants

d)

I don't know

43.
The science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests.
a)
Forestry
b)
Silviculture
c)
Reforestation
d)
Deforestation
44.
You can tell how old a tree is by how many rings/layers it has inside its trunk.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
What do the roots of a tree absorb?
a)
Soil
b)
Water and Nutrients
c)
Insects
46.
The leaves on deciduous (leafy) trees are:
a)
needle shaped
b)
flat and wide
47.
The leaves on Deciduous (leafy) Trees change color during the Fall Season.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Coniferous Trees grow outward instead of up taller in height.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Coniferous (cone) Trees can survive in dry and cold habitats
a)
True
b)
False
50.

How many percent area of a country should be covered with forests?

a)

10-30 %

b)

20-30%

c)

30-40%

51.

HOW MUCH RAINFALL DOES EVERGREEN FOREST RECIEVE?

a)

200mm

b)

200cm

c)

200m

d)

180mm

52.

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF TREES NOT FOUND IN TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST

a)

EVONY

b)

MAHOGANY

c)

ROSEWOOD

d)

BAY LAUREL

53.

WHERE IS THE TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST LOCATED?

a)

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND

b)

WESTERN GHATS

c)

COSTLINE OF PENENSULAR INDIA

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

54.

WHEN DOES TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST SHED THEIR LEAVES?

a)

SHED ITS LEAVES IN WINTER

b)

SHED ITS LEAVES IN SUMMER

c)

SHED ITS LEAVES IN SPRING

d)

SHED ITS LEAVES IN DRY SUMMER

55.

------- HAVE LEAVES THAT CHANGE COLOUR AND THEN FALL TO THE GROUND?

a)

TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST

b)

TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST

c)

DECIDOUS FOREST

d)

BOTH A AND C

56.

TREES IN DECIDUOUS FOREST ARE

a)

PEAK,SAL,NEEM,

b)

SANDALWOOD, BAMBOO,SHISHAM

c)

NON OF THE ABOVE

d)

BOTH A AND B

57.

Temperate forests are located in all except

a)

Eastern United states

b)

The Caribbean

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Southern Australia

58.

What is the average temperature of Temperate forests during summer?

a)

70*C

b)

70*F

c)

83*C

d)

83*F

59.

Which animal(s) are most common in temperate forests

a)

Whitetail deers

b)

Cardinal

c)

Red foxes

d)

All of the above

60.

What is the averages temperate during winter

a)

59*- 32*F

b)

59*- 32*C

c)

0*- 20* C

d)

0*- 20* F

61.

What are some dangerous animals in Temperate forests

a)

Wolves

b)

Bears

c)

Poisonous snakes

d)

All of the above

62.

What is one adaptation animals have for temperate forests?

a)

Animals are able to survive in year-round freezing temperatures

b)

Animals have learned how to live without trees

c)

Animals have learned to live in 1 temperature all year

d)

Animals can survive both cold winters and hot summers

63.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
64.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?
a)
Rock
b)
Sand
c)
Wind
d)
Tree
65.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Frog
c)
Scorpion
d)
Snake
66.

What kind of climate do you think the Taiga has?

a)

Hot and rainy

b)

Cold and snowy

c)

Hot in the summer and cold in the winter

67.

What kind of climate do you think a temperate forest has?

a)

Hot and rainy

b)

Cold and snowy

c)

Hot in the summer and cold in the winter

68.

Which is NOT an ecological service provided by trees.

a)

absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere

b)

oxygen to breathe

c)

shade for plants and people

d)

They are all correct.

69.

What can we do to combat deforestation?

a)

Plant trees in our communities and stop using products that come from trees.

b)

Nothing, it is too late to help.

70.

Most of the world's remaining forests are either boreal or:

a)

temperate

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

tree plantations

d)

deciduous

71.

The percentage of Earth's land surface covered by forests is

a)

20

b)

15

c)

45

d)

30

72.

What types of trees are found in boreal forests?

a)

Spruce and fur trees

b)

Maple and oak trees

c)

Tall broad-leaf evergreen leaves

d)

Joshua trees

73.
Which is a difference between a tropical rainforest and a deciduous forest?
a)
A tropical rainforest is smaller in size than a deciduous forest
b)
A tropical rainforest recieves more sunlight than a deciduous forest
c)
A tropical rainforest recieves more annual precipitation than a deciduous forest
d)
A tropical rainforest has more lakes and ponds than a deciduous forest
74.
Why do coniferous forests have poor soil?
a)
worms and beetles do not like cedar
b)
little rain falls
c)
no leaves fall to the ground and compost
d)
sunlight is blocked by leaves

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