FORESTRY TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS!!
Forestry - ANSWERStudy of forests and associated communities.
Hardwood - ANSWERBroad-leafed angiosperm tree that loses its leaves every year.
Canopy - ANSWERUpper-most levels of a forest created by interlocking branches
and foliage.
Pulpwood - ANSWERWood used to make paper and similar products.
Silviculture - ANSWERThe art and science of tending to a forest.
Softwood - ANSWERConifer that keeps its needles year round.
Forest - ANSWERLiving, complexly interrelated community of trees and associated
plants and animals.
Township - ANSWERArea of land that is six miles square.
Section - ANSWERArea of land that is one mile square, containing 640 acres.
Log - ANSWERSegment of the main trunk suitable for sawing into lumber.
30% - ANSWERWhat percent of land on Earth is covered by forests?
Produce lumber, produce pulpwood for paper, posts for fences, food (syrup, nuts,
berries) - ANSWERGive an example of an economic benefit of forests.
Reduce wind movement, cool small areas, tie up carbon dioxide, conserve moisture,
provide wildlife habitat, remove pollutants, noise reduction - ANSWERGive an
example of an environmental benefit of forests.
Hiking, camping, observing wildlife - ANSWERGive an example of a recreational
benefit of forests.
Central Hardwood Region - ANSWERWhat forest region do we live in?
Oak and hickory - ANSWERWhat tree species are dominant in our region?
Compound opposite (smooth, pinnate) - ANSWERIs this leaf simple, compound
opposite, compound alternate, or whorled?
Pinnate (simple, toothed, pinnate) - ANSWERAre these veins parallel, pinnate, or
palmate?
WITH ANSWERS!!
Forestry - ANSWERStudy of forests and associated communities.
Hardwood - ANSWERBroad-leafed angiosperm tree that loses its leaves every year.
Canopy - ANSWERUpper-most levels of a forest created by interlocking branches
and foliage.
Pulpwood - ANSWERWood used to make paper and similar products.
Silviculture - ANSWERThe art and science of tending to a forest.
Softwood - ANSWERConifer that keeps its needles year round.
Forest - ANSWERLiving, complexly interrelated community of trees and associated
plants and animals.
Township - ANSWERArea of land that is six miles square.
Section - ANSWERArea of land that is one mile square, containing 640 acres.
Log - ANSWERSegment of the main trunk suitable for sawing into lumber.
30% - ANSWERWhat percent of land on Earth is covered by forests?
Produce lumber, produce pulpwood for paper, posts for fences, food (syrup, nuts,
berries) - ANSWERGive an example of an economic benefit of forests.
Reduce wind movement, cool small areas, tie up carbon dioxide, conserve moisture,
provide wildlife habitat, remove pollutants, noise reduction - ANSWERGive an
example of an environmental benefit of forests.
Hiking, camping, observing wildlife - ANSWERGive an example of a recreational
benefit of forests.
Central Hardwood Region - ANSWERWhat forest region do we live in?
Oak and hickory - ANSWERWhat tree species are dominant in our region?
Compound opposite (smooth, pinnate) - ANSWERIs this leaf simple, compound
opposite, compound alternate, or whorled?
Pinnate (simple, toothed, pinnate) - ANSWERAre these veins parallel, pinnate, or
palmate?
