Forestry Science Olympiad

What shape of leaf is this?

• Ovate/Oval

• Orbicular/Round

• Oblong

• Linear

How do you describe the branching in the above picture?

• Alternate

• Opposite

• whorled

• None of the above

Which of the following best describes a deciduous tree?

• Has needles and cones but also lose its leaves in the fall.

• Also referred to as evergreen, and the name is associated with its needles.

• Does not produce flowers, but grow cones to hold their seeds.

• The leaves dropped from trees provide a steady source of organic material for the soil.

Which is used to reduce the impact of timber harvesting?

• tree planting

• selective cutting

• prescribed burns

• mechanized logging

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Clear-cutting is a timber harvesting method in which

• trees that provide shelter to seedlings are left uncut.

• only some mature trees in an area are cut.

• only immature trees in an area are cut.

• all of the trees in an area are cut.

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Clearcutting is

• A timber harvesting practice where all trees larger than 20 feet tall are cut harvested.

• When logging companies plant new saplings in an area bigger than 1 hectare.

• A timber harvesting practice where all of the trees in a given area are harvested at the same time.

• When forestry services clear out the underbrush in a given area.

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The cutting and burning of trees

• has no affect on the environment.

• releases carbon dioxide and contributes to climate change.

• is beneficial to ecosystems and animal habitats.

• reduces flooding and erosion.

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Which of the following is NOT a critical technique for sustainable forestry?

• Agroforestry

• Forest management

• Reforestation

• Clear-cutting

Which of the following describes the Eastern White Cedar?

• An evergreen coniferous tree.

• A deciduous tree

• A coniferous that is also deciduous, like Larch and Tamarack

What type of leaf is this?

• simple

• compound

• double compound