Forestry Test Bank
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FFA FORESTRY TEST BANK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AGRISCIENCE EDUCATION MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA FORWARD This FFA Forestry Test Bank has been developed as a study guide for students studying forestry. This bank consists of questions and answers relating to all aspects of the forest industry. The questions have been categorized into twelve areas of study. • General Forestry • Safety • Silviculture • Tree Identification • Tree Physiology • Instruments and Equipment • Measurements and Mapping • Forest Insects and Diseases • Utilization • Wildlife • Fire • Sample Problems The questions for the General Forestry Knowledge Written Test phrase of the FFA Forestry Judging Contest at the district and state levels will be taken from the questions in this publication. This FFA forestry Test Bank contains 388 questions. However, several of the questions can be divided into a large number of additional questions. For example: a large number of questions can be developed from TREE IDENTIFICATION, questions 15-20; or, INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT, question 18. Additional questions can be developed from the questions dealing with measurements in MEASUREMENTS AND MAPPING or the math problems in SAMPLE PROBLEMS by simply changing the numbers in these questions. Any additional questions developed and used on the forestry written test will be based on the same process or procedure as those in this bank. Only the numbers will be changed. This FFA forestry Test Bank was developed as a cooperative effort by representatives from the Alabama Forestry Commission and Agribusiness Education. The following people are extended a sincere appreciation for their work on this publication: Ms. Madeline W Heldreth, Staff Forester, Alabama Forestry Commission; Mr. Roger Brothers, Agribusiness Teacher, Bibb County AVTC; Mr. Johnny Andrews, Agribusiness Teacher, Monroe County AVTC; Mr. George J. Simpkins, Agribusiness Teacher, Thomasville High School; and Mr. Lamar Dewberry, Agribusiness Teacher, Lineville High School. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page GENERAL FORESTRY ............................................................................................................. 4 SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................... 8 SILVICULTURE ......................................................................................................................... 15 TREE IDENTIFICATION...........................................................................................................26 TREE PHYSIOLOGY .................................................................................................................31 INSTRUENTS AND EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................................33 MEASUREMENTS AND MAPPING ........................................................................................40 FOREST INSECTS AND DISEASES ........................................................................................44 UTILIZATION ............................................................................................................................46 WILDLIFE ...................................................................................................................................47 FIRE .............................................................................................................................................49 SAMPLE PROBLEMS ................................................................................................................52 No person shall be denied employment, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity on the basis of disability, gender, race, religion, national origin, color, age or genetics. Ref: Sec. 1983, Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.; Title VI and VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sec. 504; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; Equal Pay Act of 1963; Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008: Title IX Coordinator, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101 or call (334) 242-8165. 3 GENERAL FORESTRY 1. What is the name of the state forestry agency? Alabama Forestry Commission 2. How much of Alabama’s land is forested? 2/3 or 66% 3. What is Alabama’s state tree? Longleaf Pine 4. What are the four major pines in Alabama? • Longleaf • Slash • Loblolly • Shortleaf 5. Who owns the majority of Alabama’s land? Private landowners 6. What is the single most damaging forest enemy in Alabama? Southern Pine Beetle 7. What are Best Management Practices or BMP’s? Voluntary guidelines used in forestry practices to maintain and protect water quality. 8. What is a streamside management zone or SMZ? A strip of land immediately adjacent to water where soils, organic matter and vegetation are managed to protect the adjacent water and downstream from forestry operations. Some trees are usually left uncut in an SMZ. 9. What is the national organization for professional foresters? Society of American Foresters 10. What is conservation? The wise use, over a period of time, of natural resources. 4 11. Why can Alabama compete with other sections of the country in the economical production of forests and forest products? Because of heavy rainfall, long growing seasons, and soils adapted to trees. 12. Upon what does the continued prosperity of Alabama depend? How wisely its renewable forest resources are protected and harvested. 13. List four important natural resources in Alabama. - Soil - Water - Forests - Wildlife 14. How do trees help conserve soil? Prevent soil erosion 15. What does a forest cover provide for wildlife? - Food - Protection - Breeding places 16. What is an ecosystem? The interacting system of all living things and the environment in which they live. 17. What are microorganisms? Fungi, viruses, and bacteria that contribute to the life cycle of all organisms. 18. What are carnivores? Animals that eat the flesh of other animals. 19. What are herbivores? Animals that eat mainly grass and green plants. 20. What is a forest? A living, self-renewing ecosystem involving a complex association of plants and animals in which each individual plays some part in the life of the community. 5 21. What is forestry? Forestry is the art and science of managing the forest so as to yield the maximum quantity and quality of forest products and services on a continuous basis. 22. What elements comprise a forest community? - Trees - Plants - Shrubs - Soil - Water - Animal life - Human life - Fire 23. When was the American Forestry Association founded? 1875 24. What year did the Forest Service become part of the Department of Agriculture? 1905 25. What tree species represents the largest volume of timber and has the widest range in Alabama? Loblolly Pine 26. What is the most common use of the trees of the forest? Timber and wood products 27. What does a forest provide? - Oxygen for the atmosphere - Protective cover for wildlife - Timber products for people - Food for wildlife 28. How do trees differ from other farm commodities? - Trees can be stored on the stump until market conditions improve - Trees are accessible to many different markets 29. What explains the peak in pine tree planting that occurred in Alabama during the years 1958 and 1962? The Soil Bank Program 6 30. What is the name of the federal agency that manages National Forests? United States Forest Service SAFETY 1. What is the first thing to do to a person after an accident? Make sure the injured person’s air passage is open and that the person is breathing. 2. When a person has stopped breathing, usually what is done? Open up the air passage. 3. Describe what is known as the “head tilt.” Lift the neck with one hand while pushing down on the forehead with the other hand to tilt the head back. 4. If a person doesn’t start breathing after performing the “head tilt,” what is the next thing to do? Perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 5. Almost all bleeding, no matter how bad, can be stopped by doing what? Putting direct pressure on the wound with your hand, combined with elevating the extremity above the heart if possible. 6. What causes shock? Loss of blood and from psychological stress involved. 7. How can a person be treated for shock? Try to maintain the patient’s body temperature by using a blanket or your coat; and if it’s very cold, by getting down with the victim so your body heat can help warm him/her. 8. If you don’t feel well in hot weather, what two things should be done? - Don’t continue to push yourself - Contact a physician 9. List six poisonous snakes found in Alabama. - Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - Timber rattlesnake - Pigmy rattlesnake - Copperhead - Cottonmouth - Coral snake 7 10. What is meant by saying that snakes are “cold-blooded?” Their body temperature is regulated by factors such as the air temperature or exposure to sunlight. 11. Describe the head comparisons of pit vipers and other snakes. Pit vipers have pits on both sides of the face between the eye and nostril. They have vertical or “cat-like” pupils, thin necks, heavy bodies, wide triangular heads, and a single row of scales. 12. Describe conditions that provide good habitat for snakes. Old rock or wood piles, brush and trash. 13. How does poison