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The term deciduous is synonymous with hardwood. correct answers False A synonym for the "xylem" tissue of a tree is correct answers wood Late-successional forests are correct answers dominated by settler species In forest ecology, an event that kills the trees in a given forest patch is known as a correct answers Disturbance When foresters speak of "forest type," they are referring to correct answers tree species that dominate the forest The forests of the United States are correct answers split approximately evenly According to the U.S. Forest Service, the current amount of forested acres in the United States is approximately correct answers 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" correct answers 250 Forests cover approximately correct answers one third of land area in the us An area of forest where the dominant trees are of the same age is known as correct answers a patch For the past 100 years, the extent of the area of the United States covered by forests has correct answers 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 correct answers tree Quantifying the extent of the Earth's forests is complicated by correct answers 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 correct answers liberty tree The United States' rank among the world's forested countries (in total area of forest) is correct answers fourth Approximately 44 percent of the forested land in the United States is owned by correct answers state, local and federal governments