Written Exam Examples
1. Who is the largest forest landowner group in the U.S.?
a) forest industry
b) government
c) private individuals
2. Forest industry owns what percentage of U.S. forest land:
a) 59%
b) 29%
c) 14%
d) <1%
3. What percentage of the land in the U.S. is covered in forest?
a) 32%
b) 51%
c) 74%
d) 90%
4. Which is larger, the amount of wood we (the U.S.) import, or the amount we export?
A) import
B) export
5. What is a BMP? (what do the letters "BMP stand for?)
6. When a forester refers to "aspect" what is he/she referring to?
A) slope
B) direction of slope
C) degree of slope
D) degree of altitude
7. What do you use a clinometer for?
8. Who was the first chief of the forest service, and the man considered the father of forestry in the U.S.?
9. Which tree crown receives more sunlight:
A) dominant
B) co-dominant
C) intermediate
10. DBH is measured at what distance above the ground?
11. What is a cull tree?
13. Describe two differences between a National Park and a National Forest.
14. Which type of reproduction is generally considered to make a more high quality tree?
A) seedling
B) sprout
15. Place the following tree sizes in order from smallest to largest: sapling, reproduction and pole timber.
16. Which is generally a better site for growing trees, a northeast slope or a southwest slope? (circle one)
17. What is a sanitation cutting?
A) cutting trees that have been killed or damaged by insects or disease.
B) cutting trees that have been killed or damaged by fire
C) cutting of trees that have been killed or damaged by hurricanes, ice or other weather events.
D) all of the above
18. What is the term used to indicate the establishment, development, care and reproduction of stands of timber?
19. Give one example of a TSI practice.
20. What is the difference between a prescribed burn and a wild fire?
Answer Key
1. C- the largest landowner group in the US is private individuals.
2. C- forest industry owns 14% of US forest land
3. A- forest land is 32% of total land in the US
4. A-The US imports more wood than it exports
5. BMP stands for "Best Management Practices"
6. B- Aspect is the direction a slope faces
7. A clinometer is used to measure the height of a tree
8. Gifford Pinchot was the first chief of the forest service
9. A- dominant
10. DBH is measured 4.5 ft. from the ground.
11. A cull tree has merchantable size but no market value.
12. Girdling a tree kills by cutting the phloem, which prevents food from getting to the roots.
13. National Parks are run by the US Department of Interior and allow no hunting and timber harvest. National Forests are run by the US Department of Agriculture and allow both hunting and timber harvest.
14. A- seedling
15. A-reproduction B- sapling C- pole timber.
16. Northeast
17. D- all of the above
18. Silviculture
19. Removal of vines, culls or undesirable species.
20. Prescribed burn is planned. Wild fire is unplanned.
1. Who is the largest forest landowner group in the U.S.?
a) forest industry
b) government
c) private individuals
2. What percentage of the land in the U.S. is covered in forest?
a) 32%
b) 51%
c) 74%
d) 90%
3. What is a BMP? (what do the letters "BMP stand for?)
4. Who was the first chief of the forest service, and the man considered the father of forestry in the U.S.?
a) Gifford Pinchot
b) John Muir
c) Teddy Roosevelt
d) Johnny Appleseed
5. When a forester refers to "aspect" what is he/she referring to?
a) Slope
b) direction of slope
c) degree of slope
b) degree of altitude
6. Which tree crown receives more sunlight:
A) dominant
B) co-dominant
C) intermediate
7. Place the following tree sizes in order from smallest to largest: sapling, reproduction and pole timber.
8. Which is generally a better site for growing trees, a northeast slope or a southwest slope? (circle one)
9. What does TSI stand for?
10. DBH is measured at what distance above the ground?
11. This caterpillar prefers oaks and is recognized by the red and blue dots along its back. Because it is an early spring defoliator, it causes severe damage and mortality.
a) aphid
b) conifer sawfly
c) gypsy moth
d) locust borer
e) southern pine beetle
12. This small insect sucks plant juices from the leaf of a tree, and excretes a sweet substance called "honeydew."
a) aphid
b) conifer sawfly
c) gypsy moth
d) locust borer
e) southern pine beetle
13. This insect is one of the most destructive pests of pines in the southern US. Adults enter through the bark and lay eggs. They also introduce a "blue stain" fungus which helps kill the tree.
a) Aphid
b) conifer sawfly
c) gypsy moth
d) locust borer
e) southern pine beetle
14. This group of insects looks like the caterpillars of moths and butterflies, but are actually the larva of insects more closely related to wasps. They defoliate pine trees.
a) aphid
b) conifer sawfly
c) gypsy moth
d) locust borer
e) southern pine beetle
15. The adult of this insect is a rarely seen long-horned beetle. The larvae bore holes into the trunk, which leads to discoloration of the wood.
a) aphid
b) conifer sawfly
c) gypsy moth
d) locust borer
e) southern pine beetle
16. This fungus grows invades the trees cambium, and the fruiting bodies exert enough pressure to dislodge the bark. Fruiting bodies vary in color.
a) "bear-corn" or "sqawroot"
b) cedar-apple rust
c) dutch elm disease
d) hypoxylon canker
e) white pine blister rust
17. This fungus has a primary and an alternate host. The primary host is a pine tree. The secondary host is a shrub called gooseberry.
a) "bear-corn" or "sqawroot"
b) cedar-apple rust
c) dutch elm disease
d) hypoxylon canker
e) white pine blister rust
18. This fungus also has a primary and an alternate host. The primary host is a cedar tree. The secondary host is an apple.
a) "bear-corn" or "sqawroot"
b) cedar-apple rust
c) dutch elm disease
d) hypoxylon canker
e) white pine blister rust
19. Where would you expect to see the oak parasite called "bear-corn" or "sqawroot?" (circle one)
crown
trunk
leaf litter
20. This disease is spread by bark beetles that carry spores from an infected tree to healthy trees. The spores grow into a fungus that impairs the ability of water conducting tissue to carry water to the crown of the tree. This results in the first symptoms of the disease- yellowing foliage from leaves that are thirsting to death.
a) "bear-corn" or "sqawroot"
b) cedar-apple rust
c) dutch elm disease
d) hypoxylon canker
e) white pine blister rust
Answer Key
1. C- the largest landowner group in the US is private individuals.
2. A- forest land is 32% of total land in the US
3. BMP stands for "Best Management Practices"
4. A- Gifford Pinchot
5. B- direction a slope faces
6. A- dominant
7. A-reproduction B-sapling C- pole timber
8. Northeast slope
9. TSI means Timber Stand Improvement
10. DBH is measured 4.5 ft. from the ground.
11. C- gypsy moth
12. A- aphid
13. E- southern pine beetle
14. B- conifer sawfly
15. D- locust borer
16. D- hypoxylon canker
17. E- white pine blister rust
18. B- cedar-apple rust
19. Leaf litter
20. C- Dutch elm disease