AGN 143 Forestry 16 Question and answers rated A+ 2024/2025
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AGN 143 Forestry 16 Question and answers rated A+ 2024/2025 AGN 143 Forestry 16-18
Ch 16
Methods of crown thinning tend to be preferred for oak-dominated systems. T/F - correct answer True
The natural ranges of white oak, northern red oak, and black oak all have around the same western bo...
AGN 143 Forestry 16-18
Ch 16
Methods of crown thinning tend to be preferred for oak-dominated systems.
T/F - correct answer ✔True
The natural ranges of white oak, northern red oak, and black oak all have
around the same western boundary for what reason?
a. Temperature
b. Elevation
c. Disturbance
d. Water - correct answer ✔water
Which of the following is a major ecosystem requirement for sustainable
regeneration and growth of oak species?
a. Mortality of overstory trees to allow sunlight to forest floor
b. Adequate mast production
c. Control of understory vegetation
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔All of the above
Most oak species are considered to have what type of shade tolerance?
a. Shade tolerant
b. Intermediate shade tolerant
c. Shade intolerant - correct answer ✔Intermediate shade tolerant
What bird was an "acorn predator" and played a vital role in dispersal of
acorns over long distances?
,a. Blue Jay
b. Passenger pigeon
c. Crow
d. Goose - correct answer ✔Passenger pigeon
Oak dominance is often observed in areas of what site quality?
a. Poor
b. Moderate
c. High - correct answer ✔Moderate
Why is basal area thinning not the most ideal for oak systems management?
a. It does not consider canopy class
b. It does not consider form
c. It does not consider species
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔All of the above
The American chestnut was a very dominant tree species in the eastern
hardwoods before a disease killed them. T/F - correct answer ✔True
Genetic testing and pollen records have shown that oaks have been an
integral part of eastern forest ecosystems for how long?
a. Less than 5000 years
b. Less than 10,000 years
c. At least 10,000 years
d. At least 25,000 years - correct answer ✔At least 10,000 years
,In shelterwood harvesting systems, what is the ideal basal area left after the
establishment cut?
a. 10 to 30
b. 30 to 50
c. 50 to 80
d. 80 to 100 - correct answer ✔30 to 50
When an oak seedling is in advanced regeneration, it will put most of its
energy into leaf production. T/F - correct answer ✔False
History has shown that oaks have become more prominent in the eastern
United States for what reason?·
a. Fire·
b. Floods·
c. Drought
d. Wildlife - correct answer ✔Fire
Which of the following is not a type of regeneration of oaks? - correct answer
✔None of the above (all 3)
Frequent fire can be bad for oak systems management. - correct answer
✔True
It is common to have two very good mast years from the same tree in
consecutive years. - correct answer ✔False
Ch 17
, An agroforestry system requires some other crop to be grown in conjunction
with a forest crop. T/F - correct answer ✔True
Which of the following is NOT a use of pollarding?
a. Fuelwood
b. Fodder for livestock
c. Rudimentary building materials
d. All are uses of pollarding - correct answer ✔All are uses of pollarding
In general, which requires a more shade tolerant companion crop?
a. Silvopasture
b. Alley cropping - correct answer ✔Silvopasture
In a coppice system such as pollarding, trees are cut at the "browse line". A
browse line is typically what height off the ground?
a. 3 to 6 ft
b. 2 to 4 ft
c. 8 to 10 ft
d. 12 to 15 ft - correct answer ✔3 to 6 ft
Some key advantages of alley cropping and silvopasture are very similar.
Which advantage is found in silvopasture systems, but NOT found in alley
cropping?
a. Improved aesthetics
b. Diversification of crops
c. Fertilization of trees and forage from livestock manure
d. Sustainable agriculture systems - correct answer ✔Fertilization of trees
and forage from livestock manure
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