Danna C.

Barredo B4E – ZGE 4301

Multiple Choice Questions

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Old growth forest It is an uncut or regenerated primary forest that has not been
seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for
several hundred years or more.

Actual Question
Q: It is an uncut or regenerated primary forest that has not been seriously disturbed by
human activities or natural disasters for several hundred years or more.

Possible Choices
A. Second-growth B. Commercial forest C. Old growth D.Tree
forest forest plantation

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Second-growth forest It is a stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological
succession that develops after the trees in an area have
been removed by human activities such as clear-cutting for
timber or cropland or by natural forces such as fire,
hurricanes, or volcanic eruption.

Actual Question
Q: It is a stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession that develops
after the trees in an area have been removed by human activities such as clear-cutting
for timber or cropland or by natural forces such as fire, hurricanes, or volcanic eruption.

Possible Choices
A. Old growth forest B. Commercial forest C. Second-growth D. Tree
forest plantation

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Tree plantation It is a managed tract with uniformly aged trees of one or
two genetically uniform species that usually are
harvested by clear-cutting as soon as they become
commercially valuable.
Actual Question
Q: It is a managed tract with uniformly aged trees of one or two genetically uniform
species that usually are harvested by clear-cutting as soon as they become
commercially valuable.

Possible Choices
A. Second-growth B. Tree plantation C. Old growth forest D. None of
forest the choices

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Strip cutting. It is one of the methods of harvesting trees.

Q: It is one of the methods of harvesting trees.

Possible Choices
A. Increased erosion B. Strip cutting. C. Habitat D. Loss of
and sediment fragmentation. biodiversity.
runoff into
waterways.

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Surface fires It usually burn only undergrowth and leaf litter on the forest
floor.

Actual Question
Q: It usually burn only undergrowth and leaf litter on the forest floor.

Possible Choices
A. Surface fires B. Prescribed fires C. None of the D. Crown
choices fires

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Crown fires They are extremely hot fires that leap from treetop to treetop,
burning whole trees.

Actual Question
Q: They are extremely hot fires that leap from treetop to treetop, burning whole trees.
Possible Choices
A. Prescribed fires B. None of the C. Crown fires D. Surface fires
choices

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Brazil It has more than 30% of the world’s remaining tropical rain
forest in its vast Amazon basin,

Actual Question
Q: It has more than 30% of the world’s remaining tropical rain forest in its vast Amazon
basin,

Possible Choices
A. United States B. Malaysia C. India D. Brazil

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Prescribed fires They are small, contained surface fires to remove flammable
small trees and underbrush in the highest-risk forest areas.

Actual Question
Q: They are small, contained surface fires to remove flammable small trees and
underbrush in the highest-risk forest areas.

Possible Choices
A. Prescribed fires B. None of the C. Crown fires D. Surface fires
choices

Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Paper It can be made from fiber that does not come from trees.

Actual Question
Q: It can be made from fiber that does not come from trees.

Possible Choices
A. Paper B. Wood C. Fires D. All of the
choices
 Item Definition/Discussion/Remarks
Grasslands It provides many important ecological services, including soil
formation, erosion control, nutrient cycling, storage of
atmospheric carbon dioxide in biomass, and maintenance of
biodiversity.

Actual Question
Q: It provides many important ecological services, including soil formation, erosion
control, nutrient cycling, storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide in biomass, and
maintenance of biodiversity.

Possible Choices
A. None of the B. Both C and D C. Rangelands D. Grasslands
choices

True or False

Question: Forests vary in their age, make-up, and origin.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Forests provide important economic and ecological services.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Fire can threaten and benefit forest ecosystems.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Nature reserves occupy only a small part of the earth’s land.
Answer: TRUE

Question: Protecting global biodiversity hotspots is an urgent priority.

Answer: TRUE