FNRM 1101 Exam 3 Questions And 100%
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A colleague lives in Anoka county and gardens on peaty, wet soils. He has been griping
for weeks about a rash on his hands following weeding in the garden. He comes into
your office with two plants, both woody with alternate branching, one of which he thinks
may be responsible for his problem. Both specimens have pinnately compound leaves
with 11 lance shaped, entire leaflets. The leaf of plant #1 has a reddish rachis - plant #2
has small prickles along the rachis. Circle the plant you will pick up, crush and inspect
for a citrus odor? Plant #1 or Plant #2
e. To which genus does plant #1 belong? ____________ - ANSWER 1. Plant #2
2. Toxicodendron
Select the species that best matches the following description: species can be tree-like
reaching heights of 25 feet, large pinnately compound leaf, often tomentose on the
stem, fruit and portions of the foliage, an aggressive colonizer of open fields it spreads
both by seed (sexually) and rhizomes (asexually), leaflets turn a brilliant scarlet color in
the fall and the fruit can be used to make a tart lemonade-like drink.
a. Acer negundo
b. Fraxinus nigra
c. Rhus typhina
d. Toxicodendron vernix
e. Zanthoxylum americanum - ANSWER c. Rhus typhina
Toxicodendron vernix: which statement(s) is(are) true?
a) Many humans are sensitive to the plants sap called urushiol.
, b) Many animals browse Toxicodendron vernix plant parts and eat its drupes.
c) Toxicodendron vernix is shade intolerant
d) all of the above.
e) a and b - ANSWER e) a and b
Which three-species group is exotic and invasive? a) Acer spicatum, Acer ginnala and
Acer platanoides.
b) Acer platanoides, Acer ginnala and Ailanthus altissima
c) Acer pensylvanicum, Rhus typhina and Zanthoxylum americanum - ANSWER b) Acer
platanoides, Acer ginnala and Ailanthus altissima
Acer sacchrun vs. Acer rubrum - ANSWER Acer saccharum is (has) _brown
buds+twigs___ while A. rubrum is (has) _red/green buds+twigs
Acer saccharum is (has) _pointed terminal bud while A. rubrum is (has) _rounded_______
Acer saccharum is (has) _autumnal seeder____ while A. rubrum is (has) _vernal
seeder___
Acer saccharum is (has) _hard wood_________ while A. rubrum is (has) _softer wood ___
Acer saccharum is (has) _samaras make "U" shape_ while A. rubrum is (has) samaras
make "V" shape___
Acer saccharum is (has) _sinuses "U" shaped__ while A. rubrum is (has) __sinuses "V"
shaped_
(T/F) Acer pensylvanicum is considered native to Minnesota's north woods. - ANSWER
False
What is the scientific name of the maple that has intermediate tolerance, abundant
, across a wide variety of soil and landform types and lives to about a maximum of 150
years? - ANSWER Acer rubrum
The only western maple of economic importance is:
a) boxelder
b) red maple
c) bigleaf maple
d) striped maple
e) sugar maple - ANSWER c) bigleaf maple
Match
sugar maple
red maple
silver maple
box elder
A. intolerant or tolerant depending on site conditions.
B. intermediate tolerance.
C. very tolerant.
D. intolerant - ANSWER sugar maple: C
red maple: B
silver maple: A
box elder: D
What is the most commercially important maple species in North America? - ANSWER
Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
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