Forestry Test Review UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hardwood - CORRECT ANSWER - Broad-leafed angiosperm tree that loses its leaves
every year.
Pulpwood - CORRECT ANSWER - Wood used to make paper and similar products.
Silviculture - CORRECT ANSWER - The art and science of tending to a forest.
Softwood - CORRECT ANSWER - Conifer that keeps its needles year round.
Township - CORRECT ANSWER - Area of land that is six miles square.
Section - CORRECT ANSWER - Area of land that is one mile square, containing 640
acres.
Log - CORRECT ANSWER - Segment of the main trunk suitable for sawing into lumber.
30% - CORRECT ANSWER - What percent of land on Earth is covered by forests?
Produce lumber, produce pulpwood for paper, posts for fences, food (syrup, nuts, berries) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Give 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Give an
example of an environmental benefit of forests.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hardwood - CORRECT ANSWER - Broad-leafed angiosperm tree that loses its leaves
every year.
Pulpwood - CORRECT ANSWER - Wood used to make paper and similar products.
Silviculture - CORRECT ANSWER - The art and science of tending to a forest.
Softwood - CORRECT ANSWER - Conifer that keeps its needles year round.
Township - CORRECT ANSWER - Area of land that is six miles square.
Section - CORRECT ANSWER - Area of land that is one mile square, containing 640
acres.
Log - CORRECT ANSWER - Segment of the main trunk suitable for sawing into lumber.
30% - CORRECT ANSWER - What percent of land on Earth is covered by forests?
Produce lumber, produce pulpwood for paper, posts for fences, food (syrup, nuts, berries) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Give 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Give an
example of an environmental benefit of forests.
