Question 1

The term for trees that lose their leaves on an annual basis is __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) emergent 
B) temperate 
C) deciduous 
D) boreal 
E) coniferous 
A) emergent 
B) temperate 
C) deciduous 
D) boreal 
E) coniferous C

Question 2

While you are telling your employees about the ecosystem services of forests,someone asks how else forests have economic value besides goods like lumber.You tell them forests ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) help purify water and maintain storm water runoff levels 
B) provide a place for spiritual renewal,artistic inspiration,and stress reduction 
C) are a major sink for carbon dioxide and help regulate the climate 
D) provide ecotourism opportunities and jobs 
A) help purify water and maintain storm water runoff levels 
B) provide a place for spiritual renewal,artistic inspiration,and stress reduction 
C) are a major sink for carbon dioxide and help regulate the climate 
D) provide ecotourism opportunities and jobs D

Question 3

You receive a report that a forest fire has started in one of your harvesting areas.Your response is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) put it out; it will burn up your profits 
B) monitor it and let it burn; it will reduce the flammable material in the understory 
A) put it out; it will burn up your profits 
B) monitor it and let it burn; it will reduce the flammable material in the understory B

Question 4

How does the layering or stratification of forests contribute to overall animal biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

The unique microclimates and plant speci

Question 5

Which statement is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A) Clear-cutting can be appropriate when it removes genetically inferior trees. 
B) Shelterwood harvesting works by cutting the high-value trees and leaving the others to reseed the plot. 
C) Strip harvesting maintains a small level of biodiversity after a cut is made. 
D) Shelterwood harvesting may have the highest levels of biodiversity postharvest compared with the other methods of harvest. 
A) Clear-cutting can be appropriate when it removes genetically inferior trees. 
B) Shelterwood harvesting works by cutting the high-value trees and leaving the others to reseed the plot. 
C) Strip harvesting maintains a small level of biodiversity after a cut is made. 
D) Shelterwood harvesting may have the highest levels of biodiversity postharvest compared with the other methods of harvest.

Question 6

What would you expect to happen to the distribution of boreal forests as average global temperatures increase with climate change?

Accepted Answer

As temperatures increase,these cold-depe

Question 7

Haiti's ____________ trade grew to account for 20% of the rural economy and 80% of the country's energy supply.

Accepted Answer

A) charcoal 
B) fossil fuels 
C) lumber 
D) fuel wood 
E) solar energy 
A) charcoal 
B) fossil fuels 
C) lumber 
D) fuel wood 
E) solar energy

Question 8

Which of the following are services provided by forests?

Accepted Answer

A) watershed purification 
B) sink for carbon dioxide 
C) recycling of nutrients 
D) reduction of soil erosion 
E) All of these answer choices are correct. 
A) watershed purification 
B) sink for carbon dioxide 
C) recycling of nutrients 
D) reduction of soil erosion 
E) All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 9

Science Literacy Refer to Infographic 5 to answer the following four questions.  
-Which statement is TRUE of selective harvest?

Accepted Answer

A) Fifty years after harvest,new growth is from the best trees. 
B) There are high profits at the initial harvest,then no profits until the forest regrows. 
C) The forest can be harvested again in less than 50 years. 
D) The best trees are not harvested so that they can reseed the plot. 
A) Fifty years after harvest,new growth is from the best trees. 
B) There are high profits at the initial harvest,then no profits until the forest regrows. 
C) The forest can be harvested again in less than 50 years. 
D) The best trees are not harvested so that they can reseed the plot.

Question 10

Deforestation in less-developed countries can best be described as ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) a vicious cycle that results in even further environmental degradation,poverty,and other social issues 
B) a problem caused by lack of education among poor people 
C) the result of developed nations' dependence on charcoal 
D) the only cost-effective way developing nations can meet their energy needs 
E) an unsolvable problem 
A) a vicious cycle that results in even further environmental degradation,poverty,and other social issues 
B) a problem caused by lack of education among poor people 
C) the result of developed nations' dependence on charcoal 
D) the only cost-effective way developing nations can meet their energy needs 
E) an unsolvable problem

Question 11

One important functions of a forest is nutrient cycling.What nutrients does a forest normally recycle?

Accepted Answer

Forests play an important role in the ca

Question 12

match each term in the left-hand column to the statement that it best exemplifies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of match each term in the left-hand column...

Question 13

Refer to Infographic 2.Which of the following would NOT be an effect of a tree falling down in the local forest?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased sunlight could cause saplings to quickly grow,trying to take its place. 
B) More niches would be opened up. 
C) Decomposers and scavengers would make a home in the fallen tree. 
D) Wildflowers would not bloom. 
E) Shade-adapted species might be detrimentally affected. 
A) Increased sunlight could cause saplings to quickly grow,trying to take its place. 
B) More niches would be opened up. 
C) Decomposers and scavengers would make a home in the fallen tree. 
D) Wildflowers would not bloom. 
E) Shade-adapted species might be detrimentally affected.

Question 14

Harvesting as much as is sustainably possible but not more for the greatest economic benefit is called the ___________ yield.

Accepted Answer

A) minimum sustainable 
B) maximum sustainable 
C) normal sustainable 
D) unsustainable 
E) multiple-use sustained 
A) minimum sustainable 
B) maximum sustainable 
C) normal sustainable 
D) unsustainable 
E) multiple-use sustained

Question 15

The soils of tropical forests are typically thin and low in plant nutrients.Yet tropical forests are some of the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet.How can you explain this paradox?

Accepted Answer

Warm and wet conditions can drive extrem

Question 16

Production of charcoal results in __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the release of carbon dioxide and soot into the atmosphere,causing air pollution 
B) severe deforestation as trees are chopped down to produce charcoal 
C) a sustainable source of energy for countries like Haiti 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
E) the release of carbon dioxide and soot into the atmosphere,causing air pollution and severe deforestation as trees are chopped down to produce charcoal 
A) the release of carbon dioxide and soot into the atmosphere,causing air pollution 
B) severe deforestation as trees are chopped down to produce charcoal 
C) a sustainable source of energy for countries like Haiti 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
E) the release of carbon dioxide and soot into the atmosphere,causing air pollution and severe deforestation as trees are chopped down to produce charcoal

Question 17

Forest biomes currently cover how much of the planet's landmass?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 30% 
C) 40% 
D) 50% 
E) 70% 
A) 20% 
B) 30% 
C) 40% 
D) 50% 
E) 70%

Question 18

Which act of Congress mandates that national forests be managed in a way that balances a variety of uses?

Accepted Answer

A) Clean Air Act 
B) Clean Water Act 
C) Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act 
D) Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation and Liability (Superfund)Act 
A) Clean Air Act 
B) Clean Water Act 
C) Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act 
D) Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation and Liability (Superfund)Act

Question 19

The first director of the U.S.Forest Service was ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) Teddy Roosevelt 
B) Aldo Leopold 
C) Rachel Carson 
D) Wallace Stegner 
E) Gifford Pinchot 
A) Teddy Roosevelt 
B) Aldo Leopold 
C) Rachel Carson 
D) Wallace Stegner 
E) Gifford Pinchot

Question 20

If a particular species of vine required sunlight and a moderate level of temperature and humidity to survive,which forest layer would it most likely be found in?

Accepted Answer

A) emergent layer 
B) canopy 
C) understory 
D) forest floor 
A) emergent layer 
B) canopy 
C) understory 
D) forest floor

Exam 19: Forests Returning Trees to Haiti

The term for trees that lose their leaves on an annual basis is __________________.

While you are telling your employees about the ecosystem services of forests,someone asks how else forests have economic value besides goods like lumber.You tell them forests ___________.

You receive a report that a forest fire has started in one of your harvesting areas.Your response is ___________.

How does the layering or stratification of forests contribute to overall animal biodiversity?

Which statement is INCORRECT?

What would you expect to happen to the distribution of boreal forests as average global temperatures increase with climate change?

Haiti's ____________ trade grew to account for 20% of the rural economy and 80% of the country's energy supply.

Which of the following are services provided by forests?

Science Literacy Refer to Infographic 5 to answer the following four questions. -Which statement is TRUE of selective harvest?

Deforestation in less-developed countries can best be described as ___________________.

One important functions of a forest is nutrient cycling.What nutrients does a forest normally recycle?

match each term in the left-hand column to the statement that it best exemplifies.

Refer to Infographic 2.Which of the following would NOT be an effect of a tree falling down in the local forest?

Harvesting as much as is sustainably possible but not more for the greatest economic benefit is called the ___________ yield.

The soils of tropical forests are typically thin and low in plant nutrients.Yet tropical forests are some of the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet.How can you explain this paradox?

Production of charcoal results in __________________.

Forest biomes currently cover how much of the planet's landmass?

Which act of Congress mandates that national forests be managed in a way that balances a variety of uses?

The first director of the U.S.Forest Service was ___________.

If a particular species of vine required sunlight and a moderate level of temperature and humidity to survive,which forest layer would it most likely be found in?

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