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| The distinctive feature of topographic maps is the: |
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| Shape or contour of the land |
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| Geographic Information System |
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| The living agent of a disease is called: |
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| The best hand tool for smothering fires in grass or low weeds is: |
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| Which of the following best describes a Sand Hill Community? |
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| Loblolly, Slash Pines, Water and Laurel Oak, hickories. |
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| Which of the following best describes a Pine Flatwoods Community? |
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| Slash Pine, Gallberry and Palmetto. |
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| For forestry to be sustainable, it must be: |
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| Forestry that is socially acceptable, economically feasible, and biologically possible. |
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| An entomologist specializes in which of the following? |
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| Applying forest management practices to increase productivity is the practice of ________________. |
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| The first plants to occupy a disturbed site are called: |
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| Township lines run in which direction? |
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| What is a Gunter’s chain? |
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| A unit of measurement equal to 66 feet. |
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| 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? |
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| Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) |
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| The science of tree identification is called: |
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| 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? |
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| Which of the following is considered one of the most hazardous jobs in forestry? |
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| Choose the answer that is in the correct order for a legal description. |
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| When a tree’s stump or root suckers naturally regenerate leaves, this is called? |
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| To work as a professional forester you need: |
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| A four year degree from an accredited university with major course work in Forestry. |
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| The extraction of pitch from pine trees is known as: |
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| 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. |
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| ______________ occurs when most of the water available to the leaf is released through the stomata to the atmosphere as water vapor. |
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| Which of the following terms describes the inactive or dead sapwood that forms as a tree matures? |
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| A spade like tool used to hand plant pine seedlings is called: |
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| A good way to protest water bodies and rivers from potentially damaging soil erosion induced sediment problems is by: |
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| Leaving or planting a buffer strip of vegetation to reduce soil erosion. |
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| Managing the forest for several purposes, such as timber, wildlife, grazing, outdoor recreation, and aesthetics is known as: |
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| If you are managing for wildlife, what should you do with a snag? |
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| Leave it standing because it could provide forage for birds and mammals, and possibly act as a shelter. |
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| Which of the following groups of insects causes the most damage to pine timber? |
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| South 40° west is what type of compass reading? |
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| Which of the following define timber cruising? |
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| Measuring trees in the forest to determine timber volume. |
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| Planting deciduous trees to the south and west of your home can: |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| A professional forester’s main job is to: |
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| To manage the forests and related resources through a stewardship ethic to assure these resources will be available for future generations. |
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| The darker, denser rings of xylem are called the summerwood rings, while the lightly colored, less dense rings are called ____________. |
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| What is the process called that uses sunlight to convert water, minerals, and carbohydrates into sugars that the tree uses for food? |
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| The proportional distribution of different sized mineral products which influence soil drainage, moisture, fertility, acidity, and ultimately the forest is called what? |
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| 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? |
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| What makes the cypress tree unique or different from other trees? |
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| They often produce “knees” |
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| Which of the following is an objective of prescribed burns? |
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Control of undesirable and competitive plant species.
Preparation of sites for regeneration.
Reduces hazardous fuel buildup. |
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| What kind of compass is graduated into 60 degrees? |
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| Where would fascicles be found? |
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| Which of the following pine trees is considered the most shade tolerant and fire intolerant and produces serotinous cones? |
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| 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? |
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| 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? |
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| Chemicals used to prevent suppressed or control insect and disease problems are called what? |
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| A Gunter’s chain is how many feet? |
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| How many square chains are in 60 acres? |
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| Which of the following best describes “Stewardship”? |
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| 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. |
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| Which of the following are primary objectives of the Special Management Zone (SMZ)? |
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Provide shade
Stabilize stream bank- prevent bank erosion
c. Act as a “filter strip” to trap sediment
Provide wildlife habitat |
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| Which of the following are primary objectives of Florida’s Silviculture Best Management Practices? |
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| Increase forest growth and productivity |
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| Which of the following is not an advantage of artificial regeneration over natural regeneration? |
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| The alternate host for fusiform rust is: |
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| A tree that has a merchantable height of 44 feet would have how many logs? |
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| Stumpage is a forestry term meaning: |
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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.
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| The southern pine which has serotinous cones is: |
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| Which of the following best describes a Hammock Community? |
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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.
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| Which of the following best describes a Mixed Hardwood-Pine Community? |
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| Loblolly, Slash Pines, Water and Laurel Oak, hickories. |
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| Which of the following best describes a Cypress Swamp Community? |
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| Slash Pine, Gallberry and Palmetto. |
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| What is the proper name of the first plants to occupy a field? |
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| Defective trees are of least concern when they are marketed as: |
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| The scientific name for black cherry is Prunus serotina. Which of the following statements is correct? |
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| Prunus refers to the tress’s genus and serotina refers to the tree’s species. |
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| The phloem cells of a tree: |
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| Transport food manufactured in the crown to the rest of the tree |
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| If a tree has a total of 175 BF how many MBF would it have? |
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| What is the Missing element for fire combustion? Fuel + _____________ + heat = fire |
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| Which pine bark beetle creates large fan-shaped or D-shaped galleries beneath the bark of pines? |
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| Which is the correct order from general to specific? |
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| Families, orders, classes, genera, species |
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| 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? |
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| Which of the following destructive agents destroys the most timber on average in the U.S.? |
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| 160 square chains would be how many acres? |
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| Which of these trees is a deciduous conifer? |
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| The function of the cambium cells of a tree is: |
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| Growth of wood and bark cells |
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| Which of the following is not a type of log rule? |
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a. Scribner
b. International rule
c. Doyle rule |
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| The rotation of a stand of trees is: |
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| The amount of time between planting and harvest |
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| The area where two plant communities join together is called: |
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| Which of the following methods of timber cruising uses the prism to determine the sample of trees to be measured? |
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