Forestry and Wildlife EOPA Practice Test

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