FFA Quiz Questions for Forestry

Which of the following is a softwood species?
Aspen
Hemlock
Red Maple
Basswood
An example of a family of trees having compound leaves is?
Hickory
Oak
Maple
Elm
Three woods suitable for tool handles are?
White Ash-Hickory-White Oak
Red Maple-Red Elm-Aspen
American elm-cottonwood-basswood
The manufacture of plant food In the leaves of a plant is called?
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Perspiration
None of the above
DBH is measured at what height?
4 feet
4.5 inches
4.5 feet
7 feet
10 feet
A method of natural control of forest insect pests includes:
Logging the infested trees
Allowing predators of the insect to control them
Spraying with insecticide
Set a wildfire
Caterpillars are an example of ______ who may destroy all or part of the leaf
Bark borers
Sap suckers
Defoliators
Tip feeders
The best starter fertilizer for trees has a high concentration of?
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Potassium
All of the above
The inner core of a woody stem, wholly composed of non-living cells, darker in color than the outer layer is called?
Cambium layer
Sapwood
Xylem
Heartwood
To estimate the age of a tree use a:
Increment borer
Logger tape
Biltmkre stick
Bark gauge
On a colored topographic map, water is indicated by the color?
Blue
Green
Gray
No color
The best time of year to plant seedlings is?
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Which tree is considered a high value species?
Black willow
Black locust
Black walnut
None of the above
Identification of trees according to species is called?
Dendrology
Forestry
Silvics
Treelogy
Closely spaced annual rings indicate?
Fast growth
Slow growth
Lots if rain
Little rain
Removing trees that have been or maybe killed or damage by insects, ice, fire and other agent is called?
Liberation
Pruning
Salvage
Sanitation
A group removal ratio of 1:27 means that?
Growth exceeded removal by 27%
Removal exceeded growth by 27%
27% of threes are more than 1 foot tall
Groups of 27 trees were removed
Forest pathology is the study of?
Forest insects
Forest ecosystems
Tree diseases
Tree ID
The function of root hairs is to?
Anchor the tree
Sideburns
Absorb water and nutrients
Kill insects
Achene, samara, drupe, and pome are types of?
Fruits
Nuts
Seeds
Trees
A topographic divide is a mechanism for defining what?
Forest management areas
Housing developments
Rangelands
Watersheds
What is something special (physically) about the red maple?
What is something special (physically) about the Shagbark Hickory?
How many needeles does the white pine have?
5
4
10
None, it is a hardwood
Thinning in young timber allows the timber grower to?
Maintain high rates of growth
Concentrate growth on the better trees
Maintain a properly stocked forest
All of the above
The ability of a tree to withstand shade is called?
Intolerance
Hardiness
Readiness
Tolerance
Choose all the Softwoods listed below
Eastern Hemlock
Red Cedar
Red Maple
Beech
White Pine
Red Oak
Black Walnut
Tulip Poplar
Blue Spruce
Boxwood
Maple, Ash, and Dogwood have which feature in common?
Poisonous leaves
Alternate leaves
Opposite leaves
Softwoods
How many cubic inches are there in a board foot?
100 in ^3
144 in ^3
12 in^3
48in ^3
You visited a woodlot where most of the trees were about 8 inches in diameter. Which of the following terms might be used to describe the trees in this woodlot?
Saplings
Pole timber
Saw timber
Mature trees
All of the above
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