Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Sites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and
cambium. - Correct Answers ✅Meristem
Meristems located at the end of the shoot are called
primary, or _________ meristems - Correct Answers
✅Apical meristem
Buds are covered by _____________ that leave permanent
scars on the twig when the buds break dormancy. These
scars can be useful in tree ID. - Correct Answers
✅Scales
The tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of
lateral buds is called ______________. - Correct Answers
✅Apical dominance
The food factories of trees are the ____________. - Correct
Answers ✅Leaves
The process of _____________ combines carbon dioxide and
water in a reaction driven by light to produce sugars.
_________ is also a product of this reaction. - Correct
Answers ✅Photosynthesis & Oxygen
,Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
The green color of leaves is created by the presence of
_____________, which is necessary for photosynthesis to
take place. - Correct Answers ✅Chlorophyll
___________ is the loss of water vapor from the leaves. -
Correct Answers ✅Transpiration
The opening and closing of _________ allows for gas
exchange, and transpiration is controlled by the
___________. - Correct Answers ✅Stomata & Guard Cells
Water and dissolved essential minerals are transported
within the tree in the ___________. The ____________
conducts carbohydrates. - Correct Answers ✅Xylem &
Phloem
The ______________ is a layer of meristematic cells located
between the phloem and the xylem. - Correct Answers
✅Cambium
The ______ ________ is formed when trunk tissue grows
around branch tissues. As the branch and trunk tissues
expand against each other in the crotch, the __________
______ ________ is formed. - Correct Answers ✅Branch
collar & Branch bark ridge
,Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
___________ protects the branches and trunk of a tree from
mechanical injury and desiccation. - Correct Answers
✅Bark
Name four functions of the root system> - Correct
Answers ✅Absorption, conduction, anchorage, and
storage.
Water enters young roots or mycorrhizal roots by a
process called ______________. - Correct Answers
✅Osmosis
The orientation of growth in response to an external
stimulus is called _____________. Two examples are
___________ and ____________. - Correct Answers
✅Tropism, Phototropism & Geotropism
Compartmentalization Of Decay In Trees - Correct
Answers ✅CODIT
Trees with upright growth and a strong, central leader are
said to exhibit ______________ growth. More rounded trees,
which are often broader than they are tall, have
, Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
______________ growth habits. - Correct Answers
✅Excurrent & Decurrent
Roots and fungi called ___________ exist in a symbiotic
relationship, which aids in the uptake of water and
minerals. - Correct Answers ✅Mycorrhizae
The process by which chemical energy, stored as sugar
and starch, is released is called ______________. - Correct
Answers ✅Respiration
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called _________.
Trees that maintain their leaves for more than one year
are called ___________. - Correct Answers ✅Deciduous
& Evergreen
twig anatomy - Correct Answers ✅Twig anatomy
Stem anatomy - Correct Answers ✅Cross section of
young stem
A plant hormone - Correct Answers ✅Auxin
Waxy covering of a leaf - Correct Answers ✅Cuticle
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Sites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and
cambium. - Correct Answers ✅Meristem
Meristems located at the end of the shoot are called
primary, or _________ meristems - Correct Answers
✅Apical meristem
Buds are covered by _____________ that leave permanent
scars on the twig when the buds break dormancy. These
scars can be useful in tree ID. - Correct Answers
✅Scales
The tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of
lateral buds is called ______________. - Correct Answers
✅Apical dominance
The food factories of trees are the ____________. - Correct
Answers ✅Leaves
The process of _____________ combines carbon dioxide and
water in a reaction driven by light to produce sugars.
_________ is also a product of this reaction. - Correct
Answers ✅Photosynthesis & Oxygen
,Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
The green color of leaves is created by the presence of
_____________, which is necessary for photosynthesis to
take place. - Correct Answers ✅Chlorophyll
___________ is the loss of water vapor from the leaves. -
Correct Answers ✅Transpiration
The opening and closing of _________ allows for gas
exchange, and transpiration is controlled by the
___________. - Correct Answers ✅Stomata & Guard Cells
Water and dissolved essential minerals are transported
within the tree in the ___________. The ____________
conducts carbohydrates. - Correct Answers ✅Xylem &
Phloem
The ______________ is a layer of meristematic cells located
between the phloem and the xylem. - Correct Answers
✅Cambium
The ______ ________ is formed when trunk tissue grows
around branch tissues. As the branch and trunk tissues
expand against each other in the crotch, the __________
______ ________ is formed. - Correct Answers ✅Branch
collar & Branch bark ridge
,Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
___________ protects the branches and trunk of a tree from
mechanical injury and desiccation. - Correct Answers
✅Bark
Name four functions of the root system> - Correct
Answers ✅Absorption, conduction, anchorage, and
storage.
Water enters young roots or mycorrhizal roots by a
process called ______________. - Correct Answers
✅Osmosis
The orientation of growth in response to an external
stimulus is called _____________. Two examples are
___________ and ____________. - Correct Answers
✅Tropism, Phototropism & Geotropism
Compartmentalization Of Decay In Trees - Correct
Answers ✅CODIT
Trees with upright growth and a strong, central leader are
said to exhibit ______________ growth. More rounded trees,
which are often broader than they are tall, have
, Arborist Certification Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
______________ growth habits. - Correct Answers
✅Excurrent & Decurrent
Roots and fungi called ___________ exist in a symbiotic
relationship, which aids in the uptake of water and
minerals. - Correct Answers ✅Mycorrhizae
The process by which chemical energy, stored as sugar
and starch, is released is called ______________. - Correct
Answers ✅Respiration
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called _________.
Trees that maintain their leaves for more than one year
are called ___________. - Correct Answers ✅Deciduous
& Evergreen
twig anatomy - Correct Answers ✅Twig anatomy
Stem anatomy - Correct Answers ✅Cross section of
young stem
A plant hormone - Correct Answers ✅Auxin
Waxy covering of a leaf - Correct Answers ✅Cuticle
