Vocabulary Review Quiz

Which of the following terms refers to a fire in a forested or grassland area that burns out of control?

• bark borer

• crown fire

• decline

• defoliate

Fill in the blank: A network of insect-feeding channels in tree bark is known as ____.

• gallery

• girdling

• ground fire

• pathogen

A wildfire fed by dead or dry material of tall trees is known as a:

• Crown fire

• Surface fire

• Ground fire

• Ladder fuel

A(n) _____ enters a tree, causes physiological disruption to normal growth, and then spreads to other trees.

• defoliator

• epidemic

• invasive species

• pathogen

Which of the following is not an example of a foliar disease?

• A. Anthracnose

• B. Brown spot needle blight

• C. Fusiform rust

• D. Leaf blister

Which kind of diseases affect the xylem and phloem of trees?

• Branch

• Foliar

• Root

• Vascular

Branch and stem diseases inhibit photosynthesis in trees.

• True

• False

The pathogen causing ______ is two fungi that clog the xylem of the tree and stop water transport.

• bacterial leaf scorch

• Dutch elm disease

• laurel wilt

• oak wilt

Which insect pest is the most devastating defoliator?

• Bagworm

• Eastern tent caterpillar

• Gypsy moth

• Hemlock woolly adelgid

Which insect pest attacks the bark of ash trees?

• Asian long-horned beetle

• Emerald ash borer

• Southern pine beetle

• Western bark beetle