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Quiz Questions

1. An ecosystem can be defined as an ecological community considered together with the nonliving factors of its environment as a unit.
True
False
2. To the trained ecologist, the presence or absence of certain fish and wildlife species in an area may provide an indication of environmental quality, but the type of plant and animal community present is even more indicative.
True
False
3. For timber sales procedure, those trees that would be wasted by death or decay or would interfere with the growth rate or survival of more desirable trees would be cut first.
True
False
4. The thinning trees which are less desirable and marketable should be removed to give proper growing space to better tress.
Ture
False
5. Silviculture is generally, the science and art of growing and tending forest crops, based on knowledge of silvics. More particularly it is the theory and practice of controlling the establishment, composition, stocking density, and growth of forests.
True
False
6. Hand planting is the fastest and most economical means of planting seedlings.
True
False
7. figure 4-3 shows :
Young Southern Yellow Pines stand after thinning.
Forest fire
Drought in the forest.
Timber selection in the forest.