Details Title: Lake Crabtree Forestry Review Description: A cumumlative review of the material from the DDMS Lake Crabtree Field trip Total Flash Cards: 28 Created: 04/23/2008 05:25:53		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Plant Sciences Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term What are the four components of a habitat? Definition Food Water Shelter Space Term What are the three parts of a tree? Definition Crown (branches & leaves) Bowl (trunk) Roots Term What are the two major types of trees? Definition Deciduous Evergreen Term Name five ways to identify a tree Definition Branching (opp. or alt.) Bark Leaves/Fruit/Flowers Size/Shape Location/Habitat Term What Does the acronym MAD refer to? Definition Maple Ash Dogwood   These three trees have opposite branching Term Name two trees with compound leaves Definition Ash Hickory Term What is Dendrology? Definition The study of identifying trees Term What is Ecology? Definition The study of living organisms and how they interact. Term Where was the first forestry school established in the US? Definition The Biltmore Estate Asheville, NC Term Who was the German Forester who began the first Forestry School?   Definition Carl Schenk Term How did NC get the nickname, the "Tarheel State" Definition Because of the Naval Stores Industry Term What are the three main mineral particles that make up soil, from largest to smallest? Definition Sand (Largest) Silt Clay (Smallest) Term Name the Layers in the Soil Horizons Definition Litter (Organic Material) Topsoil (A Horizon) Subsoil (B Horizon) Parent Rock (Bedrock) Term What are the three parts of a compass? Definition Base Dial Needle Term Name the four things that every map should have Definition N. Arrow/Compass Rose Scale Legend/Key Title Term How long is a chain? Definition 66 ft Term How many square chains are in an acre? Definition 10 sq. chains = one acre Term Name the two components needed for land measurement Definition Distance Direction Term The difference between "True North" and "Magnetic North" Definition Angle of Declination Term What is Silviculture? Definition The art and science of managing trees Term What are the three things that foresters can tell from looking at a trees anual rings? Definition Age Growth Rate History Term Name the tool that foresters use to look at a tree's annual rings without cutting it down. Definition Increment Bore Term What is Succession? Definition The sequence of changes that will occur over time as a forest grows Term Name four tools that foresters can use to measure a tree. Definition Diameter Tape Clinometer Tree Caliper Biltmore Stick Term What two measurements do foresters need to find the volume of a tree? Definition Diameter Height Term What does DBH mean? Definition Diameter Breast Height 4 1/2 feet Term What unit is the volume of a tree measured in?   Definition Board feet Term What are the dimensions of one board foot? Definition 12 in. x 12 in. x 1 in. 144 cu. in.