Forestry Final exam
questiona and
answers
The term deciduous is synonymous with hardwood. - answer False
A synonym for the "xylem" tissue of a tree is - answer wood
Late-successional forests are - answer dominated by settler species
In forest ecology, an event that kills the trees in a given forest
patch is known as a - answer Disturbance
When foresters speak of "forest type," they are referring to - answer
tree species that dominate the forest
The forests of the United States are - answer split approximately
evenly
According to the U.S. Forest Service, the current amount of forested
acres in the United States is approximately - answer two thirds of
the forested acres in 1630
The Illinois State Museum claims that there are at least this number
of definitions of the word "forest" - answer 250
,Forests cover approximately - answer one third of land area in the
us
An area of forest where the dominant trees are of the same age is
known as - answer a patch
For the past 100 years, the extent of the area of the United States
covered by forests has - answer remained relatively stable
A woody plant that attains a height of at least 20 feet at maturity in
a given locality and usually (not always) has a single self supporting
stem or trunk is known as a - answer tree
Quantifying the extent of the Earth's forests is complicated by -
answer disagreement over criteria used to define what constitutes
forested land
A large elm tree in the lawn of Deacon Jacob Elliott's Boston home
became a symbol of the American Revolution a - answer liberty tree
The United States' rank among the world's forested countries (in
total area of forest) is - answer fourth
Approximately 44 percent of the forested land in the United States
is owned by - answer state, local and federal governments
Approximately 74 percent of the privately owned forest land in the
U.S. is located in - answer the eastern states
Approximately 86 percent of the federally owned forest land in the
U.S. is located in - answer the western states
,Approximately two thirds of the softwood timber growing in the
United States is located in - answer the western states
Approximately 90 percent of the hardwood timber growing in the
United States is located in - answer the eastern states
Approximately 90 percent of the timber growing in the western
United States is comprised of - answer softwoods
Approximately two thirds of the timber growing in the eastern
United States is comprised of - answer hardwoods
Forests cover approximately - answer 30% of earths land area
America's forests began to take shape - answer at the end of the
last ice age
Approximately two thirds of the animal species of North America
weighing 100 or more pounds that existed during the Pleistocene -
answer became extinct at the end of the last ice age
At the end of the last Ice Age, the range of the oaks spread north
rapidly because - answer blue jays carrying acorns over relatively
long distances
During the last Ice Age, the forests of what are now the Great Plains
and eastern United States were dominated by - answer white spruce
During the last ice age, the mixed hardwood forest that dominates
most of the Northeast and Appalachian region was located - answer
in two narrow bands on either side of the Mississippi River Valley
, During the last ice age, Alaska and Siberia were connected by a land
mass known as - answer Beringia
Megafauna were - answer large mammals of the Pleistocene such as
the woolly mammoth and mastodon
Migration of American chestnut from its Pleistocene range in the
higher elevations along the Mississippi Valley to its range
throughout the Appalachians and southern New England - answer
was slower by several thousand years than other species
Northern forests that can tolerate cold winters and short, cool
summers are sometimes known as - answer boreal forests
The Pleistocene - answer was the last ice age
The Vikings settled Greenland, Pacific Islanders sailed to Hawai'i
and New Zealand, the English cultivated vineyards and made wine,
and the Anasazi and Cahokian cultures flourished in North America
during the period in the climate history known as the - answer
medical warm period
The forest type that dominated the American forest during the last
Ice Age is now found largely in - answer northern Canada and
central Alaska
The last Ice Age was known as the - answer Pleistocene Epoch
The northern forests that extend from Alaska through northern
Canada and from Scandinavia through Siberia are dominated by -
answer softwoods
questiona and
answers
The term deciduous is synonymous with hardwood. - answer False
A synonym for the "xylem" tissue of a tree is - answer wood
Late-successional forests are - answer dominated by settler species
In forest ecology, an event that kills the trees in a given forest
patch is known as a - answer Disturbance
When foresters speak of "forest type," they are referring to - answer
tree species that dominate the forest
The forests of the United States are - answer split approximately
evenly
According to the U.S. Forest Service, the current amount of forested
acres in the United States is approximately - answer two thirds of
the forested acres in 1630
The Illinois State Museum claims that there are at least this number
of definitions of the word "forest" - answer 250
,Forests cover approximately - answer one third of land area in the
us
An area of forest where the dominant trees are of the same age is
known as - answer a patch
For the past 100 years, the extent of the area of the United States
covered by forests has - answer remained relatively stable
A woody plant that attains a height of at least 20 feet at maturity in
a given locality and usually (not always) has a single self supporting
stem or trunk is known as a - answer tree
Quantifying the extent of the Earth's forests is complicated by -
answer disagreement over criteria used to define what constitutes
forested land
A large elm tree in the lawn of Deacon Jacob Elliott's Boston home
became a symbol of the American Revolution a - answer liberty tree
The United States' rank among the world's forested countries (in
total area of forest) is - answer fourth
Approximately 44 percent of the forested land in the United States
is owned by - answer state, local and federal governments
Approximately 74 percent of the privately owned forest land in the
U.S. is located in - answer the eastern states
Approximately 86 percent of the federally owned forest land in the
U.S. is located in - answer the western states
,Approximately two thirds of the softwood timber growing in the
United States is located in - answer the western states
Approximately 90 percent of the hardwood timber growing in the
United States is located in - answer the eastern states
Approximately 90 percent of the timber growing in the western
United States is comprised of - answer softwoods
Approximately two thirds of the timber growing in the eastern
United States is comprised of - answer hardwoods
Forests cover approximately - answer 30% of earths land area
America's forests began to take shape - answer at the end of the
last ice age
Approximately two thirds of the animal species of North America
weighing 100 or more pounds that existed during the Pleistocene -
answer became extinct at the end of the last ice age
At the end of the last Ice Age, the range of the oaks spread north
rapidly because - answer blue jays carrying acorns over relatively
long distances
During the last Ice Age, the forests of what are now the Great Plains
and eastern United States were dominated by - answer white spruce
During the last ice age, the mixed hardwood forest that dominates
most of the Northeast and Appalachian region was located - answer
in two narrow bands on either side of the Mississippi River Valley
, During the last ice age, Alaska and Siberia were connected by a land
mass known as - answer Beringia
Megafauna were - answer large mammals of the Pleistocene such as
the woolly mammoth and mastodon
Migration of American chestnut from its Pleistocene range in the
higher elevations along the Mississippi Valley to its range
throughout the Appalachians and southern New England - answer
was slower by several thousand years than other species
Northern forests that can tolerate cold winters and short, cool
summers are sometimes known as - answer boreal forests
The Pleistocene - answer was the last ice age
The Vikings settled Greenland, Pacific Islanders sailed to Hawai'i
and New Zealand, the English cultivated vineyards and made wine,
and the Anasazi and Cahokian cultures flourished in North America
during the period in the climate history known as the - answer
medical warm period
The forest type that dominated the American forest during the last
Ice Age is now found largely in - answer northern Canada and
central Alaska
The last Ice Age was known as the - answer Pleistocene Epoch
The northern forests that extend from Alaska through northern
Canada and from Scandinavia through Siberia are dominated by -
answer softwoods
