Forestry and Wildlife EOPA Practice Test

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• Mining is defined as
• What is a positive ecological effect of wildfire?
• What is wildlife management?
• What is the term for the darker wood in the center of a tree?
• A generator is
• Which of the following is a nonconsumptive use?
• A limiting factor is
• What best defines Placement SAE?
• Which term denotes a stable, mature community with little species turnover?
• The positive effects of wildfire include starting the process of succession, which benefits a wide range of wildlife. This implies wildfire can contribute to which long-term ecological outcome?
• Which statement best describes forest management?
• What is the primary aim of wildlife management?
• Succession is defined as which of the following?
• Responsibilities of natural resource managers
• The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
• Which of the following is an advantage of natural regeneration?
• Examples of provisioning services?
• Which term is synonymous with the final, stable stage of succession?
• Which of the following is an example of cultural services?
• Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?
• Which term best fits a mature, stable ecosystem that experiences minimal change in species over time?
• A limiting factor is
• Which practice is harvesting dead or dying trees after a disturbance before the wood rots?
• Which thinning removes the alternate co-dominant crowns to stimulate growth?
• What distance should timber be placed apart to allow air flow and drying?
• Which term best describes the broad activities by humans to extract resources from or alter their properties in forests?
• SAE stands for
• Which term best describes resources that occur in fixed amounts and cannot be renewed by natural processes?
• What are the components of production forestry?
• Which term refers to protective layers of mostly dead cork cells that cover the outside of woody stems and roots?
• What is the purpose of site preparation before planting?
• Which element is included in Jerry Franklin's ideal landscape for balancing conservation and industry?
• What are regulating services?
• Which method uses partial retention of trees to seed new growth and provide wind shelter?
• Which term best describes resources that are always present and cannot be depleted under current conditions?
• Which tree tissue is primarily responsible for growth in diameter?
• What are ecosystem services?
• Which of the following is a nonconsumptive use of wildlife?
• What term describes a natural resource becoming non-renewable due to excessive extraction?
• Which action would be categorized as an Improvement SAE example?
• Outputs of a population include
• Which statement about biological legacies is true?
• Which of the following is an example of density dependent limiting factors?
• What distinguishes natural resources from other kinds of materials we use to sustain our quality of life?
• Which of the following is not typically considered a harvest strategy?
• Which of the following is NOT an Entrepreneurship SAE example?
• Renewable natural resource management primarily focuses on which level of ecological hierarchy?
• Which term best describes resources such as geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, and hydro energy?
• Name one international treaty regarding wildlife.
• Which term is not a standard classification of natural resource categories?
• Dendrology focuses on which living organisms?
• Which type would involve placing students in jobs outside the regular classroom hours?
• Which term or tool is used to take core samples from trees to determine age or detect problems?
• Why did conservation start in America?
• Which of the following is listed as an Improvement SAE example?
• Consumptive uses of wildlife include:
• Which trio makes up the Fire Triangle?
• Which approach would be used to salvage value after a disturbance before decay begins?
• Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community but leaves the soil intact is called what?
• To measure a tree's height, how far should you stand away from the tree?
• Cultural services provide what type of benefits?
• Deciduous trees are best described as:
• Which method creates wind protection by leaving scattered clusters of trees and seed for regeneration?
• What is the term for the practice of applying scientific knowledge to manipulate a population to reach a goal?
• Societies regard natural resources as which of the following?
• What is the definition of a population?
• What term describes catching a wild animal and relocating it to a suitable habitat to establish a viable population?
• What term describes a stable, mature community that undergoes little change in species over time?
• Which is an example of Placement?
• Which height is used for measuring DBH?
• Which category includes climate regulation and soil development?
• Which statement describes types of felling?
• What is the difference between game and non-game species?
• Fusion is defined as
• Which organism is commonly used as an indicator of early ecological succession and can colonize bare rock?
• An exclosure is used in deer studies primarily to allow comparison of forest regeneration by excluding deer. Which is the best description?
• Which term describes activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping?
• Provisioning services are defined as?
• Which term best describes the mature stage of ecological development with little species turnover?
• The phrase 'three legs of the stool of forestry' refers to which concepts?
• What distinguishes natural resources from other kinds of materials we use to sustain our quality of life?
• Which statement about ownership of wildlife in the United States is accurate?
• Which activity is an Exploratory SAE example?
• Goals of Wildlife Management include:
• What term is defined as using annual growth rings to assign calendar ages to ancient wood samples?
• Fossil fuels include which of the following?
• Which is an Exploratory SAE example?
• Hardwood is defined as which of the following?
• In western ecosystems, wildfire can reduce the risk of future fires by removing something. What does it remove?
• What is the outermost protective layer of woody stems and roots primarily composed of cork cells?
• Which thinning removes the trees with the dominant crowns?
• How much do hunters spend each year to pursue their sport?
• This form of energy utilizes a spinning turbine to generate electricity.
• Is it legal to sell wildlife in Pennsylvania?
• Carrying capacity is defined as
• Nuclear power involves
• What is the primary difference between deciduous and evergreen trees?
• Which practice is aimed at site preparation and regeneration by including planting and natural regeneration?
• Fracking is defined as
• Which thinning focuses on removing trees with the dominant crowns?
• Which device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?
• Which of the following best describes game species?
• What is described as a biological legacy?
• Which term refers to Pennsylvania areas totaling over a million acres used for wildlife management?
• Which term best describes wood that is generally light, easily cut, and cone-bearing?
• Which statement about wildfire is true based on the material?
• Which of the following best describes the stewardship role in wildlife resources?
• Which of the following describes harvest strategies?
• Which tissue moves sugars from leaves to other parts of the plant?
• Which of the following is most likely considered a cultural service?
• Board-foot volume is used to measure what?
• Which is a disadvantage of natural regeneration?
• A resource that is finite and cannot be replenished in a short period of time.
• Which of the following is an example of a density-independent limiting factor?
• Who contributed to wildlife refuges and conservation laws?
• Which ecological concept describes the orderly progression of communities in an ecosystem over time?
• Lichen is an example of which ecological category?
• Which is an example of Experimental/Research SAE?
• Which term describes resources that come from inexhaustible sources such as the sun, the earth's atmosphere, and large ocean bodies?
• Which service category includes photosynthesis and nutrient cycling?
• What are the types of felling?
• In Pennsylvania, what term refers to areas totaling over one million acres for wildlife management?
• What does timber extraction involve?
• Which term describes a resource that cannot be replenished quickly and is finite?
• Which species were affected by unregulated hunting in America?
• Which are examples of regulating services?
• Wildlife refuges are defined as areas set aside for what purpose?
• Who is credited as the father of modern wildlife management?
• Which term refers to ecological succession that takes place after a disturbance that does not destroy the soil?
• What is an exclosure in deer population studies?
• Which concept refers to the biodiversity and its supporting ecosystems within natural landscapes that have outstanding universal value inherited from past generations, maintained in the present, and entrusted to future generations?
• What does the phrase 'stewards of our wildlife resources' mean?
• A naturally occurring hydrocarbon that consists mostly of methane.
• Wildlife Management is based on this.
• Natural heritage value refers to biodiversity and its ecosystems with outstanding universal value inherited from past generations, maintained in the present, and bestowed to future generations.
• Mining is defined as
• Theodore Roosevelt contributed to conservation by:
• Name three areas designated as National Parks.
• Which tree tissue is primarily involved in growth in diameter?
• Which statement best describes Entrepreneurship SAE?
• A density independent limiting factor is described as
• Inputs to population size include
• Which term describes trees with relatively broad leaves?
• Who led the crusade to protect wildlife and wild lands in the United States and Canada?
• Which term describes energy produced by burning organic material such as plants and trees?
• Exponential population growth is best described as
• Which statement best describes an annual ring?
• Which statement best describes a key aim of ecological forestry?
• Density independent limiting factors are factors that
• This type of energy is created through burning organic material like plants and trees.
• Primary succession occurs on surfaces where no soil exists.
• A species, often introduced by humans, that takes hold outside its native range is called what?
• Conservation is defined as:
• Which term refers to a forest that has never been cut and has not been seriously disturbed for centuries?
• Which thinning targets mainly shorter trees with lower crowns?
• Pioneer species are best described as which of the following?
• Which of the following best defines Nonrenewable resources?
• Which term best matches the description: a resource that is relatively infinite and can be replenished over a short period of time?
• Which category includes fossil fuels and minerals as examples?
• The device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy is
• Which factor is NOT considered one of the wildfire triangle components?
• Electricity generated from the energy of moving water.
• Which term describes a species that becomes established outside its native range due to human activity?
• Softwood is best described as which of the following?
• In regeneration, which method provides more control over species composition and structure?
• Which item is a typical provisioning service?
• Exponential population growth is characterized by which description?
• Which term describes the process of vegetation development after a disturbance when soil remains?
• Which term describes the final, stable stage after ecological succession?
• Which tissue transports sugars and other metabolites throughout a plant?
• Which practice involves the removal of trees to facilitate mechanical harvesting?
• Retention forestry focuses on which concept?
• How many deer were in Pennsylvania in 1900?
• When was the Pennsylvania Game Commission founded?
• Agriculture is described as what in the context of natural resources?
• A density dependent limiting factor is described as
• The purpose of the SAE is
• What are natural resource social values?
• In ecological forestry, harvest patterns and timing should be modeled after what?
• A forest that has not been cut and remains undisturbed for hundreds of years describes which term?
• Which list correctly names the National Parks mentioned?
• Fossil fuels refer to
• Which energy process involves splitting atomic nuclei to release energy?
• Which energy source is derived from steam or hot water produced from underground rocks?
• Captive breeding is best described as what?
• Which category includes fossil fuels, phosphates, silica, copper, aluminum, and iron?
• Which is an Entrepreneurship SAE example?
• Which statement best defines fair chase?
• The earliest formalization of ecological forestry ideas was based on which concept?
• Which statement correctly describes an evergreen tree?
• Wildlife management is based on which discipline?
• Which statement best describes Exploratory SAE?
• Which concept is defined as succession after a disturbance that preserves the soil?
• Which type of ecosystem service supports the functioning of all other ecosystem services?
• In the United States, wildlife is owned by whom?
• What best defines Exploratory SAE?
• Which principle is core to the ecological forestry philosophy?
• This form of energy is collected and stored in photovoltaic cells.
• Increment Borer is used to
• A forest that has remained undisturbed for centuries is typically classified as which?
• Which tissue carries water upward from the roots to every part of the plant?
• Which forestry practice involves removing all trees in a stand?
• Otherwise known as Petroleum, this energy source is nonrenewable and comes from geologic structures within the Earth.
• According to the material, who can hunt in the United States and Canada?
• What is an SAE?
• What causes the light and dark bands in an annual tree ring?
• What was the management tool of the indigenous people of North America prior to the arrival of Europeans?
• Which description best defines an Improvement SAE?
• In Pennsylvania wildlife management, what are DMAP coupons used for?
• Which classification describes resources that come from limitless sources and are considered inexhaustible?
• Which category would most directly improve air and water quality, regulate climate, and reduce natural hazards?
• Coal is best defined as a
• Which energy resource is also known as Petroleum?
• Which statement best describes a density dependent factor?
• Evergreen trees are defined as what?
• Identify a thinning method from the harvest strategies.
• Which slogan is associated with Smokey Bear?
• A turbine is
• In Exploratory SAE, you may have to combine more than one ______ experience.
• Which set of techniques includes site preparation, planting, and natural regeneration?
• What are provisioning services?
• What best defines Experimental/Research SAE?
• Which type uses the scientific process to test hypotheses?
• Dendrochronology is the study of which tree feature to determine calendar ages?
• Which of the following are the three legs of the stool of forestry?
• Which term describes resources that come from limitless sources such as the sun, the atmosphere, and large ocean bodies or flowing water riverine systems?
• A density dependent limiting factor is best described as a factor that
• Which of the following is an example of a density-independent limiting factor?
• What are natural resources?
• Which equipment is listed as types of extraction in forestry?
• Which of the following is an example of a supporting service that helps sustain other services by providing habitat?
• What are the four different types of ecosystem services?
• DBH is an acronym for which measurement?
• Which regeneration approach involves leaving a few trees to provide seed for new growth?
• DMAP coupons are issued to landowners by wildlife managers to facilitate deer harvesting. Which statement best describes them?
• Which of the following is most clearly a cultural service?
• Which statement defines supporting services?
• Reintroduction refers to what?
• Which of the following is an example of supporting services?
• Ecology is the foundation and framework science for the practice of natural resource management. Ecology is the foundation for which field?
• Carrying capacity is best described as
• How is sustainability defined in forestry?
• Which term describes resources derived from inexhaustible sources such as the sun and wind?
• Which statement correctly defines forestry cruise?
• Dendrology is the study of which group?
• Which resource is finite and cannot be replenished in a short period of time?
• Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks.
• Which three elements are commonly recognized as forming the wildfire triangle?
• Which practice removes some trees to give the remaining trees more space to grow?
• Which method preserves seed-producing trees temporarily to reseed the stand after harvest?
• Which term refers to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles?
• Which type would involve owning a farm supply store?
• Natural resource industries include which activities?
• Which are considered types of extraction in forestry operations?
• What is natural resource management?