2007 FFA Forestry District Contests General Knowledge Test
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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
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