Differences between a tree and a shrub: (CHOOSE TWO)

Match the tree branching with its description.

What characterizes a deciduous tree?

What is the tallest type of tree?

Which gymnosperm looks like a palm tree?

What method of transportation transfers the pollen of the male cones of a conifer to the female cones?

Match the type of root system with its description.

List the three main functions of tree roots.

What are adventitious roots?

Where is a tree's xylem tissue located?

Define competition as it relates to trees.

bud found on the side of a twig that allows the stem to form branches

bud found at the end of a twig that allows the stems to grow in length

Which leaves are usually found at the top of trees?

Which leaves are usually found at the bottom of trees?

From the center, this freshly cut stump has six wide growth rings, four very wide growth rings, and three very narrow growth rings. The remaining ten growth rings are wide but are distorted, with wider rings on one side than on the other. The tree was leaning when it was cut down. Given this information which of the following would be true about this tree?

a dense collection of trees with a thick top layer of interlaced leaves

Match the type of forest with its description.

What is a tree line?

What is the science of studying and managing trees and related natural resources?

A scientist is studying how the number of trees in an area affects the amount of wood each tree can produce when it is harvested. What branch of forestry is he working in?

What is a carbon sink?

Why is the carbon-oxygen cycle essential to life on earth?

List three functions of a forest.

Why are trees a renewable resource?

What are three important chemicals extracted from wood?

Who combined parts of three government agencies to form the U.S. Forest Service?

Whom did President Theodore Roosevelt appoint as the first head of the U.S. Forest Service?

What is sustainable energy?

List five beneficial effects of forest fires. Choose five.

What are the five major categories of tree-attacking insects?

Which describes a ground fire?

Root system in which the primary root grows straight down and remains larger than the secondary roots that branch out from it

root system that consists of several equally sized roots that spread out near the surface

rough outer covering of a tree

ring within a tree trunk that separates the bark from the wood and is responsible for secondary growth

central core of a young woody stem

hard, inactive dead wood in the center of a stem

functioning wood surrounding the heartwood of a tree

struggle against other organisms for needed resources

any of the scales that cover and protect a terminal bud during winter dormancy

scar left on a woody stem when the bud scales fall off in the spring

growth of a root or stem in length

growth of a root or stem on diameter

space in between two nodes on a stem

scar that remains on stem after a leaf falls off

manipulating trees to met the landowner's current objectives for tree regrowth and production or yield

branch of forestry concerned with the solution of long-term ecological and environmental effects forest use may cause

intensive forest management system that, when applied, causes the forest to grow more high-quality that mature faster than they normally would

system or objects that absorb carbon dioxide from the environment

system or object that produces carbon dioxide

branches and other logging debris

forest fire that burns the bottom portion and lower limbs of trees and surrounding shrubbery

forestry technique of deliberately starting a controlled forest fire to encourage forest health

the gymnosperms named for their cone-shaped reproductive structures

the oldest known organisms on earth

the smaller stems into which a trunk divides, in order from largest to smallest

the waxy protective layer of a leaf that encourages water retention

three methods of tree harvesting

Match the tree type with its description.

In a dichotomous key, how many choices are given for each decision that is made?

Match the xylem and phloem to its location in the tree.

While examining a stump, you notice several tree rings close together, with a scar by the outer most ring. What does this sequence indicate?

What is the role of forests in the carbon-oxygen cycle?