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TC FFA Forestry 50-100
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Agriculture
6th Grade
09/26/2013

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Term
What two types of wood make up the woody portion of a tree known as the xylem?
Definition
Sapwood and Heartwood
Term
Managing a forest so that the amount of timber harvested each year does not exceed the amount grown is known as?
Definition
Sustainable Forest Management
Term
Young Longleaf Pines stay close to the ground for an extended period of time in a phase known as?
Definition
The grass stage.
Term
Prescribed burning between a timber harvest and tree planting has what benefits?
Definition
Removes logging debris.
Controls Brown Spot Needle Blight.
Reduces competing vegetation.
Term
Prescribed burns help to do what?
Definition
Improve wildlife habitat.
Build healthier forests.
Reduce fuel loads.
Term
Choose the three classes of soil particles.
Definition
sand, silt and clay
Term
Today’s forests cannot be kept in their natural state by natural processes because of?
Definition
Fragmentation
Term
An even-aged stand could be best described as…
Definition
Having a mixture of trees that all started at the same time.
Term
What might be an indicator that a stand should be thinned?
Definition
A basal area greater than 120 square feet per acre.
Recent growth rings are narrower than previous growth rings.
The live crown ratio is less than 33%
Term
What is a Knuckle-boom Loader used for?
Definition
Sorting trees by size class.
Term
People spend billions of dollars each year to recreate in Florida’s natural areas
Definition
TRUE
Term
Pick the statement that best describes Special Management Zones (SPZ).
Definition
An area that limits silvicultural operations that might disturb water quality of a nearby water body.
Term
Prescribed fire is…
Definition
The application of fire, by trained individuals, used under specific conditions, to achieve measurable results.
Term
Which species of pine tree provides the most benefits to wildlife?
Definition
Longleaf Pine
Term
How many chains are in a mile?
Definition
80
Term
What height measurement might you use while cruising timber?
Definition
a. Total height
b. The height to a 4 inch top.
c. The height to an 8 inch top.
Term
Which of the following processes is not used during the harvest of a stand of pine trees?
Definition
Dibbling
Term
One cord of wood contains _____ cubic feet of wood, air, and bark.
Definition
128
Term
How many square chains are in ten acres?
Definition
100
Term
A drip torch is used in _________________.
Definition
Prescribed burns.
Term
To measure height with a Biltmore stick, how far should you stand from the tree that you are going to measure?
Definition
66 feet
Term
Increment borers are:
Definition
Forest tools used to measure growth and age of trees.
Term
The diameter (DBH) of all trees should be measured at:
Definition
4.5 feet above the ground.
Term
The merchantable height of a tree is:
Definition
That portion of the tree that can be used for the product being cut.
Term
The minimum DBH for pine sawtimber and pulpwood are:
Definition
Sawtimber 9.6 inches, pulpwood 4.6 inches.
Term
How many square feet in an acre?
Definition
43,560
Term
In an area that is control burned every one or two years, you may have noticed that the Longleaf pines have survived and there are few hardwood species in the area. Choose the answer that explains why this happens.
Definition
Thicker bark on pines.
Term
An area recently clear-cut and replanted to slash pine shows signs of insect attack. Patches of bark are missing on young seedlings; some have been girdled and killed. You expect an infestation of:
Definition
c. Reproduction weevils.
d. Black turpentine beetles.
Term
As a forester it is important to check the weather prior to the control burn. Which of the following forecasts would have made it unacceptable to burn?
Definition
Relative humidity 15%.
Term
How many square chains are in 30 acres?
Definition
300
Term
Which of the following methods of timber cruising uses a prism to determine what trees are to be measured?
Definition
Variable plot cruising
Term
A tree may be defined as having:
Definition
Crown, stem, and root system
Term
Scientific tree names are used in tree identification for this reason:
Definition
To have one standard name throughout the world
Term
Productive capacity of the land for a tree species in a given area is know as:
Definition
Site index
Term
A boardfoot is:
Definition
a. A piece of wood 1” x 12” x 12”
b. A piece of wood 1” x 3” x 48”
c. A piece of wood 2” x 6” x 12”
Term
A tree is defined as a woody perennial plant with a single trunk, a well defined crown, reaching at least _________________ feet in height.
Definition
8
Term
The appearance of pitch tubes on the trunks of Southern Pines is an indication of:
Definition
Evidence that a tree is invested with a pathogen.
Term
A clinometer can be used to find:
Definition
Height of a tree
Term
To determine site index, two measurements are needed. They are:
Definition
Age and height.
Term
Which one of the following is a deciduous tree?
Definition
Bald Cypress
Term
Defective trees are of least concern when they are marketed as:
Definition
Pulpwood
Term
What is the name of a fire set to burn against the wind?
Definition
Backfire
Term
The separation between lobes on a leaf is a(n):
Definition
Serration
Term
The function of the cork cambium cells of a tree is:
Definition
Growth of wood and bark cells.
Term
To convert a stand’s cubic feet pulpwood volume to cords of solid wood, you would divide by:
Definition
90
Term
The standard pulpwood unit of length is the pulpwood bolt or stick. In Florida, a pulpwood stick is ______ long.
Definition
5 feet, 3 inches.
Term
What is the term that describes the fine, wooly hairs found on some leaves?
Definition
Pubescence
Term
The main system used in Florida to describe property and land is:
Definition
Section-Township-Range.
Term
The most serious disease of Slash and Loblolly Pines in Florida is:
Definition
Fusiform Rust.
Term
The appearance of pitch tubes on the trunks of Southern Pines is an indication of:
Definition
Evidence that a tree is invested with a pathogen.
Term
A clinometer can be used to find:
Definition
Height of a tree
Term
To determine site index, two measurements are needed. They are:
Definition
Age and height.
Term
Which one of the following is a deciduous tree?
Definition
Bald Cypress
Term
Defective trees are of least concern when they are marketed as:
Definition
Pulpwood
Term
What is the name of a fire set to burn against the wind?
Definition
Backfire
Term
The separation between lobes on a leaf is a(n):
Definition
Serration
Term
The function of the cork cambium cells of a tree is:
Definition
Growth of wood and bark cells.
Term
To convert a stand’s cubic feet pulpwood volume to cords of solid wood, you would divide by:
Definition
90
Term
The standard pulpwood unit of length is the pulpwood bolt or stick. In Florida, a pulpwood stick is ______ long.
Definition
5 feet, 3 inches.
Term
What is the term that describes the fine, wooly hairs found on some leaves?
Definition
Pubescence
Term
The main system used in Florida to describe property and land is:
Definition
Section-Township-Range.
Term
The most serious disease of Slash and Loblolly Pines in Florida is:
Definition
Fusiform Rust.
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