Forestry and Forest Management Quiz

This piece of a tree is commonly known as ________ to foresters?

• Tree section

• Tree Cookie

• Tree segment

• Tree log

The most "outer" section of a tree cookie is called the?

• Pith

• Heartwood

• Outer Bark

• Inner Bark

Trees like this one that produce cones and has needles of varying lengths are called?

• Coniferous

• Deciduous

• Annual

• Perennial

Trees that have leaves and sometimes produce acorns are called?

• Coniferous

• Deciduous

• Big Freaky Trees

• Yum Yum

Correct forest management takes which of the following into consideration (check all that apply)?

• animal habitat

• regeneration

• the health of loggers

• soil preservation and integrity

Threats to PNW forests include which of the following? (check all that apply)

• Bug Infestation

• Dead logs and trees

• Fire

• Growth of cities

"Clear-Cutting" harvesting is when you only take one or two trees out of a stand?

• True

• False

"Commercial Thinning" is when you take out some young trees from a stand at 5-10 years of age to allow other trees to grow.

• True

• False

"Selective Harvest" is when you only take a few trees from a stand and harvest them.

• True

• False

What are some causes of forest fires? (Check all that apply)

• Humans

• Lightening

• Spontaneous combustion

• Wind