2006 FFA FORESTRY DISTRICT CONTEST

General Knowledge test

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• Which of the following products come from trees?a ice cream b paintsc cosmeticsd toothpaste e all the above

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• Which is not one of the primary pine species found in Florida?a sand pineb pinyon pinec loblolly pine d longleaf pinee slash pine

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• Which pine is most resistant to fire?a slash pineb ponderosa pinec spruce pined longleaf pinee loblolly pine

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• Scalping should be done at what time?a after trees have been planted for one month b when trees are about ten feet tallc when trees are about ready to be harvestd when getting ready to plant seedlings e none of the above

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• Prescribed burns help to do what?a improve wildlife habitatb build healthier forestc improve air qualityd reduce fuel loadse answers a, b, and d

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• Which of the following processes is not used during the harvest of a stand of pine trees?

a transportingb limbingc sortingd dibblinge felling

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• Each ______ the average American uses enough wood products to equal 16 inches in diameter and 100 feet tall.a dayb weekc monthd yeare lifetime

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• When implementing best management practices (BMP’s) you minimize impacts on:a soil qualityb roadsc air qualityd water qualitye answers a & d

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• A wedge prism is used to?a determine fuel loads in the forestb drive a saw kerf to prevent binding a chainsawc estimate tree heightd measure basal areae determine plot locations when cruising

timber

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• One board foot is defined as?a a board that is one foot longb a section of lumber that measures 12 inches, by 6 inches, by 3 inchesc 128 cubic inches of wood d a block of wood that measures 12 inches, by 12 inches, by 12 inchese 144 cubic inches of wood

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• The difference between true north and magnetic north is called?a magnetic deviationb magnetic variationc celestial navigationd azimuth errore magnetic declination

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• A flank fire is a fire that ________?a burns the coolestb runs with the windc burns into the windd burns parallel to the wind e burns the hottest

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• _______new trees are planted in FL for every tree harvest. a 1b 3c 5d 10e 20

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• What is high grading?a a method for improving the quality of timber standsb a lumber grading system that makes lumber grade out at a higher quality c a thinning system that preserves the best trees in the forestd a thinning system that takes the dominant and co-dominant treese the best approach to harvesting timber

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• One of the ways longleaf pines benefits from prescribed fire is by?a burning off its needles makes is grown fasterb killing the fungus that causes Fusiform Rustc eliminating the alternate host of Pitch Cankerd destroying the fungus that causes Brown Spot Needle Blighte depositing nitrogen into the soil

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• What is an increment borer?a a boring tool that is used by the forest products industry in the production of utility poles b an insect that damages the xylem of a pine tree by

incrementally boring into the woodc a tool used to bore into the soil during tree planting d the larval stage of a wood borer that drills holes into tree e a tool used to take a sample of wood from a living

tree for the purpose of determining the trees age or growth rate

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• Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) is measured at what height from the ground?a 3.5 feetb 4.5 feetc 6 feetd chest height, no matter how tall you aree none of the above

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• Florida was surveyed using the section, township and rang (STR) system. Under this system, how many sections are in a township?a 6b 25c 36d 43e 640

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• Each section in the STR system is how big?a 36 square milesb 10 square milesc 6 square milesd 2 square milese 1 square miles

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• Silviculture is defined as?a the ability of the trees to last foreverb the practice of relying on seed production to regenerate a forest c sampling a forestd the science of producing and tending a

forest e none of the above

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• What are Mycorrhizae?a fine tree roots that absorb the bulk of nutrients and waterb a fungus that causes tree roots to rotc beneficial fungi that aid a root to absorb

water and nutrients d a notional park in Australia e the resin inside a tree

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• When is the best time to plant trees?a all year long b June through August c December through February d March through Maye September through November

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• To be considered pure, a stand must have what percentage of the same tree species?a 75%b 80%c 85%d 90%e 95%

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• Cellulose is used as a ______ in toothpaste.a thickenerb colorantc flavord disinfectant e thinner

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• If wildlife management is a primary consideration in a planted pine stand, what is a good recommendation for initial tree planting spacing?a 6’ by 10’b 5’ by 12’ c 4’ by 10’d 10’ by 12’e 861 trees per acre

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• Pondcypress communities grow in pockets of low topography and usually form a group of trees in the shape of a _______?a coneb domec depressiond trianglee oval

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• Distributing soil near a body of water could degrade the water quality by?a sedimentationb chemical pollutionc nutrient pollutiond all of the above e A & B only

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• What portion of Florida’s 35.7 million acres is forested?a 1/4b 1/3c 1/2d 2/3e 3/4

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• Forestry is …a the science of producing and tending a forest.b the art and science of managing forests to produce products for the benefit of society.c the science, art, and practice of managing and

using trees, forest, and their associated resources for human benefit.d the science of growing trees.e a tree in the forest.

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• Prior to European settlement, which pine species dominated the forests of the south?a slash pineb longleaf pinec lobolly pined bald cypress e sand pine

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• In the early 1900’s, which was Florida’s biggest industry?a citrus b timber harvestingc huntingd naval storese cattle ranching

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• ________ is necessary to maintain Florida’s ecosystem.a fertilizerb firec successiond daily rainfalle drainage

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• The process by which plant species change over time is known as?a succession b processionc climax community d pioneer species e forest change

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• What two types of wood make up the woody portion of a tree?a phloem & cambium b heartwood & deadwoodc deadwood & sapwoodd sapwood & heartwood e dark & deadwood

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• Managing a forest so that the amount of timber harvested each year does not exceed the amount grown is known as?a economic modeling b sustainable forest managementc poor planningd silviculture e ecological forest management

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• Young longleaf pine stay close to the ground for an extended period of time in a phase known as?a the grass stage b the fire resistant stage c the seedling staged the infant stagee the longleaf stage

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• Prescribed burning between a timber harvest and tree planting has what benefits?a removes logging debrisb controls brown spot needle blight c reduces competing vegetationd all the abovee only a & c

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• Choose the tree classes of soil particles.a sand, dirt, clayb soil, dirt, dustc clay, silt, sandd sand, dust, claye clay, loan, silt,

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• Todays forest cannot be kept in their natural state by natural processes because of?a wildlifeb fragmentationc successiond global warminge hurricanes

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• An even-aged stand could be best described as….a having 90% of the trees from the same speciesb having trees from all stages of lifec having all trees the same height and diameterd having a mixture of trees that all started at the same timee having an age that is divisible by two

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• What might be an indicator that a stand should be thinned?a a basal area greater than 120 sq. ft. per

acreb recent growth rings are narrower than

previous ringsc the live crown ratio is less than 33%d all of the above e only a & b

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• What is a knuckle-boom loader used for? a sorting trees by size classb dragging trees to a loading deck c cutting trees into chips d felling treese loading seedlings onto trucks

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• Pick the statement that best describes special management zone (smz).a an area along a stream where no trees may be harvested b an area that limits silvicultural operations that might disturb water quality of a nearby water bodyc a “do not disturb” zone around a body of water designed to protect water qualityd any area in a forest that requires special attentione a forest area infested with invasive species

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• People spend billions of dollars each year to recreate in Florida’s forest and natural areas.a true b false

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• Prescribed fire is…a a fire used to cultivate a forest b the application of fire, by trained individuals, used under specific conditions, to achieve measurable results c a non-destructive forest fire used to reduce dangerous fuel leveld any fire in the woods that is not out-of- controle the best forest management tool available to foresters

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• Which species of pine tree provides the most benefits to wildlife?a sand pine b slash pinec loblolly pine d longleaf pine e pond pine

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• How many chains are in a mile?a 40b 66c 80d 360e 640

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• What height measurement might you use while cruising timber a total height b the height to a 4 inch topc the height to an 8 inch topd any of the above could be usede doesn’t really matter, as long as you are

consistent

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• One cord of wood contains ______ cubic feet of wood, air, and bark.a 66b 80c 90d 128e 240

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• How many square chains in ten acres?a 1b 10c 20d 50e 100