Transcript 2007 FFA Forestry District Contests General Knowledge Test

2007 FFA Forestry District
Contests General
Knowledge Test
Prescribed burning between a timber harvest and tree
planting has what benefit(s)?
 Removes logging debris
 Controls Brown Spot Needle Blight
 Reduces competing vegetation
 All of the above
 Only a & c (removes logging debris and reduces
competing vegetation)
Choose the three classes of soil particles.
 Sand, dirt, and clay
 Soil, dirt, and dust
 Clay, silt, and sand
 Sand, dust, and clay
 Clay, loam, and silt
Sustainable forest management requires balancing
_____, ____, and _____ needs
 Timber, Wildlife, Aesthetic
 Social, Economic, Ecological
 Pulpwood, Sawmill, Reforestation
 Wood, Water, Wildlife
 Silvicultural, Wildlife, Water Quality
An uneven-aged stand could be best described as…
 Having 90% of the trees from the same species
 Having trees from all stages of life
 Having all trees the same height and diameter
 Having a mixture of trees that all started at the same
time
 Having an age that is not divisible by two
What might be an indicator that a stand should be
thinned?
 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%
 All of the above
 Only a & c
Florida was surveyed using the Section, Township and
Range (STR) system. Under this system, how many
acres are in a typical section?
 6
 25
 36
 43
 640
Silviculture is defined as?
 The ability of the trees to last forever
 The practice of relying on seed production to regenerate
a forest
 Sampling a forest
 The science of producing and tending a forest
 None of the above
What are Mycorrhizae?
 Fine tree roots that absorb the bulk of nutrients and
water
 A fungus that causes tree roots to rot
 Beneficial fungi that aid a root to absorb water and
nutrients
 A national park in Australia
 The resin inside a tree
When is the best time of year to plant trees in
Florida?
 All year long
 June through August
 December through February
 March through May
 September through November
To be considered pure, a stand must have what
percentage of the same tree species?
 75%
 80%
 85%
 90%
 95%
Which pine is most resistant to fire?
 Slash Pine
 Ponderosa Pine
 Spruce Pine
 Longleaf Pine
 Loblolly Pine
Magnetic declination in Florida can range from _ to _?
 0 to 360 degrees
 0 to 3 degrees
 0 to 20 degrees
 0 to -3 degrees
 0 to -20 degrees
How much of Florida is covered by forests?
 About one-half
 About one-third
 35.7 million acres
 About one-quarter
 9.4 million acres
Each section in the STR system is how big?
 36 square miles
 10 square miles
 6 square miles
 2 square miles
 1 square miles
When planting Slash Pine on cutover land, how many
trees per acre are recommended?
 512
 726
 605
 806
 500
Pondcypress communities grow in pockets of low
topography and usually form a group of trees in the
shape of a_____?
 Cone
 Dome
 Depression
 Triangle
 Oval
Which of the following processes is not used during
the harvest of a stand of pine trees?
 Transporting
 Limbing
 Sorting
 Dibbling
 Felling
Special Management Zones aim to protect water
quality by reducing or eliminating all of the following
forestry related inputs except for ___
 Sedimentation
 Chemical pollution
 Nutrient pollution
 Oxygenization
 Water temperature changes
Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) is measured at what
height from the ground?
 3.5 feet
 4.5 feet
 6 feet
 Chest height, no matter how tall you are
 None of the above
Which is not one of the primary pine tree species
found in Florida?
 Sand Pine
 Pinyon Pine
 Loblolly Pine
 Longleaf Pine
 Slash Pine
Florida’s forests have a ___ impact on Florida’s
economy
 Minimal
 $32 Million
 $16.6 Billion
 Moderate
 $16 Million
Forestry is….
 The science of producing a tending a forest
 The art and science of managing forests to produce
products for the benefit of society
 The science, are, and practice of managing and using
trees, forests, and their associated resources for human
benefit
 The science of growing trees
 A tree in the forest
On a hot summer day a large tree can transpire __
gallons of water
 10
 50
 450
 900
 1500
One of the cheapest and most effective practices in
the management of pines is ___
 Chopping
 Fertilization
 Scalping
 Bedding
 Prescribed Burning
Prior to European settlement, which pine species
dominated the forests of the South?
 Slash Pine
 Longleaf Pine
 Loblolly Pine
 Bald Cypress
 Sand Pine
Which of the following describe one board foot?
 A section of lumber that measures 12 inches, by 6
inches, by 2 inches
 An 18 inch long 2” X 4”
 A block of wood that measures 12 inches, by 12 inches,
by 1 inch
 144 cubic inches of wood
 All of the above
In the early 1900’s, which was Florida’s biggest
industry?
 Citrus
 Timber Harvesting
 Hunting
 Naval Stores
 Cattle Ranching
____ is necessary to maintain Florida’s ecosystems
 Fertilizer
 Fire
 Succession
 Daily rainfall
 Drainage
The process by which plant species change over time
is known as?
 Succession
 Procession
 Climax Community
 Pioneer Species
 Forest Change
The cork cambium is responsible for producing the
dead cells that make up the___
 Phloem
 Heartwood
 Xylem
 Bark
 Deadwood
When implementing Best Management Practices
(BMP’s) you minimize impacts on:
 Soil Quality
 Roads
 Air Quality
 Water Quality
 Answers a & d (Soil Quality and Water Quality)
Managing a forest so that the amount of timber
harvested each year does not exceed the amount
grown is known as?
 Economic modeling
 Sustainable Forest Management
 Poor planning
 Silviculture
 Ecological Forest Management
Young Longleaf Pines stay in the grass stage for an
extended period of time in order to ___
 Develop an extensive root system
 Avoid the frequent fires of the Longleaf Pine ecosystem
 Feed the Brown Spot Needle Blight fungus
 Form the “grass” of the Longleaf/wiregrass ecosystem
 Avoid the fusiform rust fungus
A live crown ratio of less than __% indicates that a
stand should be thinned
 25
 33
 50
 66
 75
What is Knuckle-boom Loader used for?
 Loading seedling onto trucks
 Dragging trees to a loading deck
 Cutting trees into chips
 Felling trees
 Loading cut trees onto trucks
A back fire is a fire that __?
 Burns the coolest
 Runs with the wind
 Burns into the wind
 Burns parallel to the wind
 Burns the hottest
Pick the statement that best describes Special
Management Zone (SMZ)
 An area along a stream where no tress may be
harvested
 An area that limits silvicultural operations that might
disturb water quality of a nearby water source
 A “Do not disturb” zone around a body of water designed
to protect water quality
 Any area of the forest that requires special attention
 A forest area infested with invasive exotic species
People spend billions of dollars each year to recreate
in Florida’s forests and natural areas
 True
 False
Prescribed fire is….
 A fire used to cultivate a forest
 The application of fire, by trained individuals, used under
specific conditions, to achieve measurable results
 A non-destructive forest fire used to reduced dangerous
fuel level
 Any fire in the woods that is not out-of-control
 The forest management tool available to forests.
Which species of pine tree provides the most benefits
to wildlife?
 Sand Pine
 Slash Pine
 Loblolly Pine
 Longleaf Pine
 Pond Pine
What is an increment borer?
 A boring tool that is used by the forest products industry
in the production of utility poles
 An insect that damages the xylem of a pine tree by
incrementally boring into the wood
 A tool used to bore into the soil during tree planting
 A tool used to take a sample of wood from a living tree
for the purpose of determining the trees age or growth
rate
How many chains are in half a mile?
 40
 66
 80
 360
 640
A Wedge Prism is used to?
 Determine fuel loads in the forest
 Drive a saw kerf to prevent binding a chainsaw
 Estimate tree height
 Measure basal area
 Determine plot locations when cruising Brown Spot
Needle Blight
Concrete floors require __ times more energy to
produce than wood floors
 2
 5
 12
 21
 25
One of the ways Longleaf Pine benefits from
Prescribed Fire is by?
 Burning off it’s needles makes it grow faster
 Killing the fungus that causes Fusiform Rust
 Eliminating the alternate host of Pitch Canker
 Destroying the fungus that causes Brown Spot Needle
Blight
 Depositing nitrogen into the soil
What height measurement might you use while
cruising sawtimber?
 Total height
 The height to a 4 inch top
 The height to an 8 inch top
 Any of the above could be used
 Doesn’t really matter, as long as you are consistent
One cord of wood contains __ cubic feet of wood, air,
and bark
 66
 80
 90
 128
 240
Which of the following products does not come from
trees?
 Plastic grocery bags
 Paints
 Cosmetics
 Toothpaste
 Rayon fabric
How many square chains in five acres?
 1
 10
 20
 50
 100
Which practice is used in wet areas to raise seedlings
out of standing water?
 Bedding
 Chopping
 Scalping
 Mechanical planting
 None of the above
Congrats!!!
 Congrats! You have finished this power
point, you are now a forestry expert!