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TC FFA Forestry 100-?
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Agriculture
6th Grade
09/26/2013

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Term
The distinctive feature of topographic maps is the:
Definition
Shape or contour of the land
Term
GIS stands for:
Definition
Geographic Information System
Term
The living agent of a disease is called:
Definition
Pathogen
Term
The best hand tool for smothering fires in grass or low weeds is:
Definition
Fire flap
Term
Which of the following best describes a Sand Hill Community?
Definition
Loblolly, Slash Pines, Water and Laurel Oak, hickories.
Term
Which of the following best describes a Pine Flatwoods Community?
Definition
Slash Pine, Gallberry and Palmetto.
Term
For forestry to be sustainable, it must be:
Definition
Forestry that is socially acceptable, economically feasible, and biologically possible.
Term
An entomologist specializes in which of the following?
Definition
Insects
Term
Applying forest management practices to increase productivity is the practice of ________________.
Definition
Silviculture
Term
The first plants to occupy a disturbed site are called:
Definition
Pioneer Species
Term
Township lines run in which direction?
Definition
East and West
Term
What is a Gunter’s chain?
Definition
A unit of measurement equal to 66 feet.
Term
The diameter of a tree is measured outside the bark at a height of 4.5 feet above the ground line. What is this height called?
Definition
Diameter at Breast Height (DBH)
Term
The science of tree identification is called:
Definition
Dendrology
Term
Most forest fires are suppressed by indirect attack, which includes removing forest fuels from the surrounding area outside the fire in a strip. What is the name of the strip?
Definition
Fire line
Term
Which of the following is considered one of the most hazardous jobs in forestry?
Definition
Felling trees
Term
Choose the answer that is in the correct order for a legal description.
Definition
Section, township, range
Term
When a tree’s stump or root suckers naturally regenerate leaves, this is called?
Definition
Coppicing
Term
To work as a professional forester you need:
Definition
A four year degree from an accredited university with major course work in Forestry.
Term
The extraction of pitch from pine trees is known as:
Definition
Harvesting
Term
From a natural resource stand point, _____________ is the most demanding recreational activity because it requires extensive land areas to support sufficient game habitat and forage to meet the demand.
Definition
Hunting
Term
______________ occurs when most of the water available to the leaf is released through the stomata to the atmosphere as water vapor.
Definition
Evapotranspiration
Term
Which of the following terms describes the inactive or dead sapwood that forms as a tree matures?
Definition
Heartwood
Term
A spade like tool used to hand plant pine seedlings is called:
Definition
Dibble
Term
A good way to protest water bodies and rivers from potentially damaging soil erosion induced sediment problems is by:
Definition
Leaving or planting a buffer strip of vegetation to reduce soil erosion.
Term
Managing the forest for several purposes, such as timber, wildlife, grazing, outdoor recreation, and aesthetics is known as:
Definition
Multiple use management
Term
If you are managing for wildlife, what should you do with a snag?
Definition
Leave it standing because it could provide forage for birds and mammals, and possibly act as a shelter.
Term
Which of the following groups of insects causes the most damage to pine timber?
Definition
Pine bark beetles
Term
South 40° west is what type of compass reading?
Definition
Azimuth
Term
Which of the following define timber cruising?
Definition
Measuring trees in the forest to determine timber volume.
Term
What does MBF represent?
Definition
One thousand board feet
Term
Planting deciduous trees to the south and west of your home can:
Definition
Reduce air conditioning costs in the summer by blocking out the high summer sun and reduce winter heating costs because the now leafless trees will allow sunlight to warm the roof.
Term
True or False. When planting a pine seedling, it is important to place the seedling deep enough into the hole so the root collar will be level with soil.
Definition
TRUE
Term
A professional forester’s main job is to:
Definition
To manage the forests and related resources through a stewardship ethic to assure these resources will be available for future generations.
Term
The darker, denser rings of xylem are called the summerwood rings, while the lightly colored, less dense rings are called ____________.
Definition
Springwood
Term
What is the process called that uses sunlight to convert water, minerals, and carbohydrates into sugars that the tree uses for food?
Definition
Photosynthesis
Term
The proportional distribution of different sized mineral products which influence soil drainage, moisture, fertility, acidity, and ultimately the forest is called what?
Definition
Soil composition
Term
Trees that have both male and female flowers and can actually fertilize flowers on other trees of the same species or their very own flowers are called what?
Definition
Monoecious
Term
What makes the cypress tree unique or different from other trees?
Definition
They often produce “knees”
Term
Which of the following is an objective of prescribed burns?
Definition
Control of undesirable and competitive plant species.
Preparation of sites for regeneration.
Reduces hazardous fuel buildup.
Term
What kind of compass is graduated into 60 degrees?
Definition
Azimuth compass
Term
Where would fascicles be found?
Definition
On a pine tree
Term
Which of the following pine trees is considered the most shade tolerant and fire intolerant and produces serotinous cones?
Definition
Longleaf pine
Term
Both pines and hardwood trees are peeled or sliced by special knives into thin sheets of wood which then may be glued together or onto other materials for use in other ways. Which of the following terms applies to this definition?
Definition
Veneers
Term
Mechanical shears mounted on various types of wheeled and tracked vehicles have advantages of rapid felling, low stumps, safety of the operator, and felling trees in the desired direction. What is this piece of machinery called?
Definition
Feller-buncher
Term
Chemicals used to prevent suppressed or control insect and disease problems are called what?
Definition
Pesticide
Term
A Gunter’s chain is how many feet?
Definition
66 feet
Term
How many square chains are in 60 acres?
Definition
600
Term
Which of the following best describes “Stewardship”?
Definition
The wise use and management of forest resources in a way that maintains and enhances the value of the forest for present and future generations.
Term
Which of the following are primary objectives of the Special Management Zone (SMZ)?
Definition
Provide shade
Stabilize stream bank- prevent bank erosion
c. Act as a “filter strip” to trap sediment
Provide wildlife habitat
Term
Which of the following are primary objectives of Florida’s Silviculture Best Management Practices?
Definition
Increase forest growth and productivity
Term
Which of the following is not an advantage of artificial regeneration over natural regeneration?
Definition
Lower cost
Term
The alternate host for fusiform rust is:
Definition
Oak leaves
Term
A tree that has a merchantable height of 44 feet would have how many logs?
Definition
2.75
Term
Stumpage is a forestry term meaning:
Definition
a. The stumps are left after the trees are cut.
b. The basal area an old-growth Longleaf pine stand.
c. Intense site prep where the stumps are removed.
d. The volume and value of the standing timber before it is harvested.
?
Term
The southern pine which has serotinous cones is:
Definition
Longleaf pine
Term
Which of the following best describes a Hammock Community?
Definition
a. Black Tupelo, water recharge areas.
b. Slash Pine, Gallberry and Palmetto.
c. Turkey Oak- deep dry soil.
d. Loblolly, Slash Pines, Water and Laurel Oak, hickories.
e. Live Oak and Southern Magnolia.
?
Term
Which of the following best describes a Mixed Hardwood-Pine Community?
Definition
Loblolly, Slash Pines, Water and Laurel Oak, hickories.
Term
Which of the following best describes a Cypress Swamp Community?
Definition
Slash Pine, Gallberry and Palmetto.
Term
What is the proper name of the first plants to occupy a field?
Definition
Pioneer Species
Term
Defective trees are of least concern when they are marketed as:
Definition
Pulpwood
Term
The scientific name for black cherry is Prunus serotina. Which of the following statements is correct?
Definition
Prunus refers to the tress’s genus and serotina refers to the tree’s species.
Term
The phloem cells of a tree:
Definition
Transport food manufactured in the crown to the rest of the tree
Term
If a tree has a total of 175 BF how many MBF would it have?
Definition
.175
Term
What is the Missing element for fire combustion? Fuel + _____________ + heat = fire
Definition
Oxygen
Term
Which pine bark beetle creates large fan-shaped or D-shaped galleries beneath the bark of pines?
Definition
Ips engraver beetle
Term
Which is the correct order from general to specific?
Definition
Families, orders, classes, genera, species
Term
What would be the dominant height of a loblolly pine according to a 50 year site index of the land if the tree has a site index of 90 at age 50?
Definition
90
Term
Which of the following destructive agents destroys the most timber on average in the U.S.?
Definition
Insects and diseases
Term
160 square chains would be how many acres?
Definition
16
Term
Which of these trees is a deciduous conifer?
Definition
Bald Cypress
Term
The function of the cambium cells of a tree is:
Definition
Growth of wood and bark cells
Term
Which of the following is not a type of log rule?
Definition
a. Scribner
b. International rule
c. Doyle rule
Term
The rotation of a stand of trees is:
Definition
The amount of time between planting and harvest
Term
The area where two plant communities join together is called:
Definition
Ecotone
Term
Which of the following methods of timber cruising uses the prism to determine the sample of trees to be measured?
Definition
Variable plot cruising
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