1. 2010 FFA Forestry District Contests
General Knowledge Test
PPT

2. Florida was surveyed using the Section Township and Range (STR) system
Florida was surveyed using the Section Township and Range (STR) system. Under this system, how many Sections are in a typical Township? 6 25 36 43
640

3. Silviculture is defined as?
The ability of the strees to last forever
The practice of relying on seed production to regenerate a forest
Sampling a forest
The science of producing and tending a forest
None of the above

4. What are Mycorrhizae?
Fine tree roots that absorb the bulk of nutrients and water
A fungus that causes tree roots to rot
Beneficial fungi that aid a root to absorb water and nutrients
A National Park in Australia
The resin inside a tree

5. When is the best time of year to plant trees in Florida?
All year long
June through August
September through November
March through May
December through February

6. A stand of trees with an overstory made up of 75% Longleaf Pine, 20% Turkey Oak, and 5% other tree species would be considered ____.
Pure
Uneven-aged
Mostly pure
Mixed

7. Which southern pine species provides the most benefit to wildlife?
Slash pine
Longleaf pine
Loblolly pine
Ponderosa pine
Spruce pine

8. Magnetic declination in Florida can range from ___ to ___.
0 to 360 degrees
0 to 3 degrees
0 to 20 degrees
0 to -3 degrees
0 to -20 degrees

9. How much of Florida is covered by forests?
About one-half
About one-third
35.7 million acres
About one-quarter
9.4 million acres

10. Each Section in the STR system is how big?
36 square miles
10 square miles
6 square miles
2 square miles
1 square mile

11. When planting Longleaf pine on pasture land for wildlife, how many trees per acre are recommended?
512
726
605
806
500

12. Pond cypress communities grow in pockets of low topography and usually form a group of trees in the shape of a ________?
Cone
Dome
Depression
Triangle
Oval

13. Which of the following processes might be used during the regeneration of a stand of pine trees?
Transporting
Limbing
Sorting
Dibbling
Felling

14. Monitoring of Florida’s voluntary Silvicultural Best Management Practices reveals a ____ rate of compliance.
27%
645
81%
98%
99%

15. Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) is measured at what height from the ground?
3.5 feet
4.5 feet
6 feet
Chest height, no matter how tall you are
None of the above

16. Which of the following was historically the dominant pine species found in Florida?
Sand pine
Pinyon pine
Loblolly pine
Longleaf pine
Slash pine

17. Florida’s forest have a ___ impact on Florida’s economy.
Minimal
$32 million
$16.6 billion
Moderate
$16 million

18. Forestry is …. The science of producing and tending a forest
The art and science of managing forests to produce products for the benefit of society
The science, art, and practice of managing and using trees, forests, and their associated resources for human benefit
The science of growing trees
A tree in the forest

19. On a hot summer day a large tree can transpire ___ gallons of water.10 50
450
900
1500

20. One of the cheapest and most effective practices in the management of pines is ___.
Chopping
fertilization
Scalping
Bedding
Prescribed burning

21. Each year, every person in Florida uses enough wood and paper to make up a tree ___ feet tall and ___ inches in diameter.
80, 21
60, 16
100, 21
100, 16
75, 18

22. Which of the following describe one board foot?
A section of lumber that measures 12 inches by 6 inches by 2 inches
An 18 inch long 2” x 4”
A block of wood that measures 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch
144 cubic inches of wood
All of the above

23. In the early 1900s, which was Florida’s biggest industry?
Citrus
Timber harvesting
Hunting
Naval stores
Cattle ranching

24. ____ is necessary to maintain Florida’s ecosystems.
Fertilizer
Fire
Succession
Daily rainfall
drainage

25. When outside factors are required in order to maintain a forest community, this results in a ___.
Succession
Procession
Sub-climax community
Pioneer species
Forest change

26. The cork cambium is responsible for producing the dead cells that make up the ___ of the tree.
Phloem
Heartwood
Xylem
Bark
deadwood

27. When implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) you minimize impacts on:
Soil quality
Roads
Air quality
Water quality
Answers A & D

28. Managing a forest so that the amount of timber harvested each year does not exceed the amount grown is known as?
Economic modeling
Sustainable Forest Management
Poor planning
Silviculture
Ecological Forest Management

29. Young Longleaf pines stay in the grass stage for an extended period of time in order to ____.
Develop an extensive root system
Avoid the frequent fires of the Longleaf pine ecosystem
Feed the Brown Spot Needle Blight fungus
Form the “grass” of the Longleaf/wiregrass ecosystem
Avoid the fusiform rust fungus

30. A live crown ratio of less than ___ % indicates that a stand should be thinned.25 33 50 66 75

31. Prescribed burning between a timber harvest and tree planting has what benefit(s)?
Improves habitat for wildlife
Controls Brown Spot Needle Blight
Reduces competing vegetation
All of the above
Only A & C

32. Choose the three classes of soil particles.
Sand, dirt, and clay
Soil, dirt, and dust
Clay, loam, and silt
Sand, silt, and clay
Sand, dust, and clay

33. Sustainable forest management requires balancing ___, ___, and ___ needs.
timber, wildlife, aesthetic
Social, economic, ecological
Pulpwood, sawmill, reforestation
Wood, water, wildlife
Silvicultural, wildlife, water quality

34. An uneven-aged stand could be best described as …
Having 90% of the trees from the same species
Having all trees the same height and diameter
Having a mixture of trees that all started at the same time
Having trees from all stages of life
Having an age that is not divisible by two

35. What might be an indicator that a stand should be thinned?
A basal area greater than 120 sq ft per acre
Recent growth rings are narrower than previous growth rings
The live crown ratio is greater than 33%
All of the above
Only A & B

36. What is a Knuckle-boom Loader used for?
Loading seedlings onto trucks
Dragging trees to a loading deck
Cutting trees into chips
Felling trees
Loading cut trees onto trucks

37. A back fire is a fire that ___?
Burns the coolest
Runs with the wind
Burns into the wind
Burns parallel to the wind
Burns the hottest

38. Pick the statement that best describes Special Management Zone (SMZ)
An area along a stream where no trees may be harvested
And area that limits silvicultural operations that might disturb water quality of a nearby water body
A “Do not Disturb” zone around a body of water designed to protect water quality
Any area of the forest that requires special attention
A forest area infested with invasive exotic species

39. People spend billions of dollars each year to recreate in Florida’s forests and natural areas.
True
False

40. Prescribed fire is … A fire used to cultivate a forest
The application of fire, by trained individuals, used under specific conditions, to achieve measurable results
A non-destructive forest fire used to reduce dangerous fuel level
Any fire in the woods that is not out-of-control
The best forest management tool available to foresters

41. Which species of pine tree provides the most benefits to wildlife?
Sand pine
Slash pine
Loblolly pine
Longleaf pine
Pond pine

42. What is an increment borer?
A boring tool that is used by the forest products industry in the production of utility poles
And insect that damages the xylem of a pine tree by incrementally boring into the wood
A tool used to bore into the soil during tree planting
The larval stage of a wood borer that drills holes into trees
A tool used to take a sample of wood from a living tree for the purpose of determining the trees age or growth rate

43. How many chains are in half a mile?40 66 80
360
640

44. A Wedge Prism is used to? Determine fuel loads in the forest
Drive a saw kerf to prevent binding a chainsaw
Estimate tree height
Measure basal area
Determine plot locations when cruising timber

45. Concrete floors require ___ times more energy to produce than wood floors.2 5 12 21 25

46. One of the ways Longleaf Pine benefits from Prescribed fire is by?
Burning off it’s needles makes it grow faster
Killing the fungus that causes Fusiform Rust
Eliminating the alternate host of Pitch Canker
Destroying the fungus that causes Brown Spot Needle Blight
Depositing nitrogen in the soil

47. What height measurement might you use while cruising sawtimber?
Total geight
The height to an 4 inch top
The height to an 8 inch top
Any of the above could be used
Doesn’t really matter, as long as you are consistent

48. One cord of wood contains ___ cubic feet of wood, air, and bark.66 80 90
128
240

49. Which of the following products does not come from trees?
Plastic grocery bags
Paints
Cosmetics
Toothpaste
Rayon fabric

50. How many square chains in five acres?1 10 20 50
100

51. Which practice is used in wet areas to raise seedlings out of standing water?
Bedding
Chopping
Scalping
Mechanical planting
None of the above