FORESTRY B) Assessing forest health

C) Determining recreational activities

1. Which of the following is not a primary function of forests?
D) Estimating timber value
A) Carbon sequestration
B) Wildlife habitat
7. Which of the following is a renewable resource obtained from forests?
C) Timber production
A) Natural gas
D) Soil erosion control
B) Coal
C) Solar energy
2. What is the process of removing trees from a forest called?
D) Wood
A) Afforestation
B) Reforestation
8. What is the term for the process of planting trees in areas where there
C) Deforestation
were no forests?
D) Afforestry
A) Reforestation
B) Afforestation
3. Which of the following is not a type of forest ecosystem?
C) Deforestation
A) Tropical rainforest
D) Afforestry
B) Taiga
C) Tundra
9. Which of the following is an example of a softwood tree species? A)
D) Desert
Oak
B) Pine
4. What is the term for a tree that loses its leaves seasonally?
C) Walnut
A) Evergreen
D) Maple
B) Deciduous
C) Coniferous
D) Palm
10. What is the term for the practice of removing underbrush and small
trees to reduce the risk of wildfires?
5. Which of the following is a common method of sustainable forest
A) Reforestation
management?
B) Selective logging
A) Clear-cutting
C) Thinning
B) Illegal logging
D) Clear-cutting
C) Selective logging
11. Which of the following is not a common threat to forest ecosystems?
A) Habitat loss
D) Monoculture plantations
B) Invasive species
C) Acid rain
6. What is the primary purpose of conducting forest inventories?
D) Organic farming
A) Identifying endangered species
 17. Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service provided
12. What is the term for the process of converting harvested trees into by forests?
usable timber products? A) Water pollution
A) Afforestation B) Soil degradation
B) Reforestation C) Climate regulation
C) Sawmilling D) Air pollution
D) Deforestation
18. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a healthy forest
13. Which of the following is a type of forest fire that spreads rapidly and ecosystem?
uncontrollably? A) Biodiversity
A) Controlled burn B) Nutrient depletion
B) Prescribed fire C) Soil fertility
C) Wildfire D) Carbon storage
D) Crown fire
19. What is the term for the process of planting tree seedlings in a
14. What is the primary purpose of establishing protected areas within designated area?
forests? A) Tree harvesting
A) Logging activities B) Tree regeneration
B) Wildlife conservation C) Tree selection
C) Tourism development D) Tree pruning
D) Commercial hunting
20. Which of the following is an invasive species that can negatively
15. Which of the following is a common method of tree propagation in impact forest ecosystems?
forestry? A) Oak tree
A) Seed collection B) Beech tree
B) Tissue culture C) Eucalyptus tree
C) Grafting D) Ash tree
D) Cloning
21. What is the term for the process of reducing a tree's crown to promote
16. What is the term for the process of converting forested land into non- healthier growth?
forest use, such as agriculture or urban development? A) Crown thinning
A) Afforestation B) Crown reduction
B) Reforestation C) Crown restoration
C) Deforestation D) Crown expansion
D) Afforestry
22. Which of the following is a tool commonly used in forestry for A) Arboriculture
measuring tree height? B) Horticulture
A) GPS device C) Silviculture
B) Binoculars D) Viticulture
C) Clinometer
D) Compass 28. Which of the following is a common method of timber harvesting in
forestry?
23. What is the term for a forest that consists mainly of trees that keep their A) Strip mining
leaves year-round? B) Quarrying
A) Deciduous forest C) Logging
B) Coniferous forest D) Hydrofracking
C) Rainforest
D) Mixed forest 29. What is the term for the process of converting timber into pulp for
paper production?
24. Which of the following is a method of preventing forest diseases and A) Lumbering
pests? B) Pulping
A) Herbicide application C) Veneering
B) Mulching D) Carving
C) Fertilizer application
D) Controlled burning 30. Which of the following is a renewable resource derived from tree bark?
A) Rubber
25. What is the term for a forest that has not been significantly disturbed by B) Petroleum
human activities? C) Iron ore
A) Secondary forest D) Natural gas
B) Regenerating forest
C) Old-growth forest 31. What is the term for the process of removing excess or weaker trees to
D) Plantation forest promote the growth of more desirable trees?
A) Thinning
26. Which of the following is a measure to prevent soil erosion in forestry? B) Clear-cutting
A) Overgrazing C) Reforestation
B) Clear-cutting D) Selective logging
C) Contour plowing
D) Excessive irrigation 32. Which of the following is a method of measuring tree diameter in
forestry?
27. What is the term for the practice of cultivating trees for 111commercial A) Tree height
purposes? B) Crown spread
 C) Diameter tape 38. Which of the following is an example of a hardwood tree species?
D) Leaf area index A) Pine
B) Cedar
33. What is the term for the process of protecting forests from fire, insects, C) Oak
and diseases? D) Spruce
A) Forest conservation
B) Forest restoration 39. What is the term for the practice of planting different tree species
C) Forest rehabilitation together in a single area?
D) Forest protection A) Monoculture
B) Polyculture
34. Which of the following is a non-timber forest product? C) Agroforestry
A) Lumber D) Silvopasture
B) Plywood
C) Mushroom 40. Which of the following is a method of preventing forest fires?
D) Pulp A) Controlled burning
B) Clear-cutting
35. What is the term for the process of removing undesirable tree species C) Soil erosion
from a forest? D) Overgrazing
A) Thinning
B) Clear-cutting 41. What is the term for the process of transforming wood into charcoal by
C) Reforestation heating it in the absence of oxygen?
D) Selective logging A) Pyrolysis
B) Carbonization
36. Which of the following is a method of tree seed dispersal in forests? C) Oxidation
A) Wind D) Sublimation
B) Fire
C) Harvesting 42. Which of the following is an example of a tree disease?
D) Erosion A) Overgrazing
B) Soil erosion
37. What is the term for the process of turning wood waste into energy or C) Dutch elm disease
fuel? D) Acid rain
A) Combustion
B) Incineration 43. What is the term for the process of creating openings in a forest canopy
C) Biomass conversion to promote the growth of understory vegetation?
D) Gasification A) Crown thinning
B) Crown reduction
 C) Shelterwood logging 49. What is the term for a forest composed mainly of one or two tree
D) Clear-cutting species?
A) Mixed forest
44. Which of the following is a common tool used in forest firefighting? B) Biodiverse forest
A) Chainsaw C) Monoculture forest
B) Machete D) Multi-layered forest
C) Fire rake
D) Shovel 50. Which of the following is a measure to protect wildlife in forests? A)
Illegal logging
45. What is the term for the process of regenerating a forest by allowing B) Overgrazing
natural tree seedlings to grow? C) Habitat preservation
A) Natural regeneration D) Soil erosion
B) Artificial regeneration
C) Plantation establishment
D) Seeding

46. Which of the following is an example of a forest management

certification program?
A) FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
B) GPS (Global Positioning System)
C) UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
D) IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

47. What is the term for the process of removing bark from tree trunks for
commercial purposes?
A) Debarking
B) Peeling
C) Scraping
D) Shaving

48. Which of the following is an example of a tree crown shape?

A) Columnar
B) Round
C) Pyramidal
D) Linear