2007 Forest Resource Management Flashcards by Clyde Louise Arbilo

Tabular presentation of the growth pattern of a managed, even-aged stand is called ______.
a. Yield table
b. Stand and stock table
c. Growth table
d. Increment table

a. Yield table

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It is an application of business methods and technical forestry.
a. Forest mensuration
b. Forest management
c. Forest inventory
d. Forest finance

b. Forest management

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Line AB measures a distance of 50 meters. In walking through the distance you made 55, 58, 56, 58, and 56 paces. What is your pace factor?
a. 0.88 meters/pace
b. 8.8 meters/pace
c. 0.088 meters/pace
d. 1.132 meters/pace

a. 0.88 meters/pace

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What is the first step in undertaking a watershed management planning?
a. Participatory planning
b. Preparatory planning
c. Synchronized planning
d. Accurate planning

b. Preparatory planning

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What is the minimum number of healthy seed trees (40 cm DBH and larger) per hectare to be left and properly distributed over the set-up in a pine forest?
a. at least 10
b. 50 -15
c. 16 - 20
d. 5 - 10

c. 16 - 20

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A water erosion is caused by the movement of water on the soil surface. What is the type of water erosion where the soil particles are dislodged to a lower elevation through the action of raindrops hitting the soil surface?
a. Rill erosion
b. Sheet erosion
c. Gully erosion
d. Splash erosion

d. Splash erosion

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Under existing foresty regulations, timber licensed holders are required tot submit aerial photographs of their respective concessions. What is the standard scale of aerial photographs that is needed for the purposes of this regulation?
a. 1:10,000
b. 1:15,000
c. 1:20,000
d. 1:25,000

d. 1:25,000

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A rangeland must obtain a maximum production and that the maximum number of animal units that a given area is capable of supporting without injury to soil and vegetation is known as ______.
a. Grazing management
b. Forage capacity
c. Forage management
d. Grazing capacity

d. Grazing capacity

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What is the process of determining the elevation of points at short measured intervals along a fixed line?
a. Profile leveling
b. Direct leveling
c. Trigonometric leveling
d. Differential leveling

a. Profile leveling

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In a forest stand, there are older trees that overtop the more preferred individual trees. What is that silvicultural operation to be conducted in a timber stand tath parts the sapling stage?
a. Liberation cutting
b. Clear cutting
c. Release cutting
d. Thinnig operation

a. Liberation cutting

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It is a method of sampling where each item or individual in the population has an equal and independent chance of being included in the measurement.
a. Random sampling
b. None of these
c. Stratified sampling
d. Representative sampling

a. Random sampling

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Which of the following does NOT affect forest evaluation?
a. Management strategy
b. Product size
c. Site quality
d. Market value of the product

b. Product size

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It is an indirect method of evaluating site quality of a given plantation.
a. Use of historical yield records
b. Use of stand volume data
c. Use of topographic, climatic, and edaphic factors
d. Use of periodic height growth

c. Use of topographic, climatic, edaphic factors

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What is the result in aerial photography when two vertical photographs are taken from successive camera stations along a single flight line?
a. Overlaped photos
b. Sterio pairs
c. Three-dimension photos
d. Superimposed photos

b. Sterio pairs

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One important feature of SIFMA is transferability, where transfer conveyance and sale is allowed from the original recipient to any person, cooperative/association qualified to participate under this program. What does this mean?
a. Whole area
b. 1/3 of the area only
c. 1/2 of the area only
d. Whole area or part of the area only

d. Whole area or part of the area only

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It is a market situation where there is one seller and one specific product.
a. Pure competitive
b. Pure monopoly
c. Monopolistic competition
d. Monopoly

b. Pure monopoly

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it is the capitalized value of periodic income from timber and considered the value of bare forest land.
a. Forest Net Value
b. Marginal Income Value
c. Stumpage Series Value
d. Soil/Land Expectation Value

d. Soil/Land Expectation Value

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Which of the following factors affects the climatic behavior of a watershed?
a. Shape
b. Soil characteristics
c. Solar radiation
d. Slope

c. Solar radiation

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Which of the following is NOT considered as foundation of forest management?
a. Forest sustainability
b. Forest growth and yield
c. Forest structure
d. Forest organization and valuation

a. Forest sustainability

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This is an instrument used for measuring the area of any plane figure by tracing its boundary.
a. Planimeter
b. Tracing cloth
c. Speedometer
d. Protractor

a. Planimeter

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There are essential requisites that makes tree planting successful. Which of the following can be the first requisite to make it successful?
a. The roots must come in contact with the soil.
b. The roots should be spread out in very natural manner.
c. Regular watering of the planted seedling.
d. Seeeddling must be planted at the same depth they occupied in the nursery.

a. The roots must come in contact with the soil.

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It is the delineation of an area both in the map and on the ground the extent and location of a smaller unit area for operation including the roadways and log landing.
a. Set-up layout
b. Set-up location
c. Set-up selection
d. Set-up establishment

d. Set-up establishment

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The forest charge per cubic meter of timber cut in forestlands is equivalent to:
a. 30% of the actual FOB market price
b. 25% of the actual FOB market price
c. 15% of the actual FOB market price
d. 20% of the actual FOB market price

b. 25% of the actual FOB market price

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What law mandates the adoption of community-based forest management as a national strategy to ensure sustainable development of forestlands resources?
a. EO 292
b. EO 263
c. EO 192
d. EO 247

b. EO 263

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Which of the following trees is classified according to crown classes? a. Dominant b. Standard c. Sampling d. Seedling

a. Dominant

What part of the plant where the height growth of a tree occurs? a. Shoot apex b. Heartwood c. Lateral meristem d. Apical meristem

d. Apical meristem

What are the basal area of the small and big diameters respectively if the small and big diameters are measured 40 cm and 55 cm, respectively? a. 0.1257 and 0.2376 sq. m. b. 1257 and 2376 sq. m. c. 1.257 and 2.376 sq. m. d. 12.57 and 23.76 sq. m.

a. 0.1257 and 0.2376 sq. m.

It is a system of forest management wherein a given tract of land is stratified for timber production, recreation, protection, agro-forestry, and other uses. a. Sustainable forest management b. Forest management c. Mulitple-use management d. Watershed management

c. Multiple-use management

If the scale of the map is 1:15,200, what is its equivalent in km/cm? a. 152 b. 0.152 c. 15.2 d. 1520

b. 0.152

The removal of live or dead branches from standing trees in the plantation. a. Hedging b. Toppings c. Prunning d. Trimming

c. Prunning

What is the benefit-cost ratio after 10 years given the following data? Discounted cost = P49,495.00 Discounted return = P92,783.00 a. 18.7 b. 0.87 c. 1.87 d. 0.53

c. 1.87

Which of the following areas is NOT prohibited for industrial forest management activities? a. Areas or lands subject of CADC/CALC b. Areas or lands established under the NIPAS Law c. Areas verified by the DENR to be actually occupied by indigenous cultural communities d. Open and denuded lands, brushlands, degraded residual natural forest

d. Open and denuded lands, brushlands, degraded residual natural forest

When forest stands are established from seed. What are the seed source usually? a. Seeds stored in the organic layer of the soil b. Seeds produced from trees left in the area c. Seeds from adjacent areas d. All of these

d. All of these

Which part of the industrial forest management plan includes the annual plantation establishment programs? a. Background information b. Technical resources c. Development objectives d. Development plan

d. Development plan

A stand density is a quantitative indicator of the distribution of trees in a given forest stand. Which of the following is NOT a measure of stand density? a. Tree spacing b. Age and species c. Basal area d. Number and volume of trees per hectare

b. Age and species

An aircraft is flying over a level ground area with a flying height of 13,400 ft and the base length (absolute parallax for the base of the tree) is 3.50 in. The parallax difference is 0.015 in. What is the height of the tree? a. 60 feet b. 57 feet c. 57.8 feet d. 56 feet

b. 57 feet

if an area is devoid of vegetation and forest cover, what system of forest renewal is employed? a. Afforestation b. Restoration c. Reforestation d. Rehabilitation

a. Afforestation

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the growth of the forest stand? a. Species b. Site quality c. Forest density d. Periodic annual increment

d. Periodic annual increment

It is part of the public domain which has been reserved under LOI 917 as amended and was further strengthened by the NIPAS Law as it restricts public use in the interest of national welfare and security. a. Wilderness area b. Critical watershed c. Forest reserve d. National forest park

a. Wilderness area

The allowable cut formula for Philippine residual forest is implemented under what DENR administrative order? a. DAO 02, Series of 192 b. MC 12, Series of 1993 c. DAO 11, Series of 2000 d. DAO 12, Series of 1992

DAO 12, Series of 1992

What is that process of forest management wherein the development activities are identified and planned in order to optimize production of forest products relative to the market demand? a. Forest utilization and planning b. Forest development scheduling and planning c. Socio-economic survey and planning d. Reconnaissance survey and planning

b. Forest development scheduling and planning

What method is used to convert slope distance to horizontal distance actually on the ground? a. 3-pole method b. Break chaining c. Ocular method d. Tangent method

b. Break chaining

It is the process of determining which land is to be devoted to what use or combination of uses. a. Land-use planning b. Pacellary planning c. Land suitability classification d. Land capability classification

a. Land-use planning

What is the legal basis in adopting the Community Based Forest Management as the National Strategy to ensure sustainability of the countrys forestlad resources? a. EO 192 b. EO 247 c. EO 263 d. EO 292

c. EO 263

The sustainable water yield from a watershed can be directly influenced by the _______. a. Type of vegetation in the area b. Varying levels of the removal/cutting of vegetation c. Presence of wildlife d. Topography of the area

b. Varying levels of the removal/cutting of vegetation

What is the dimension of buffer zones established along the edge of normal high waterlines of rivers and streams with channels of at least 5 m wide per DAO no. 13 of 1992? a. Fifty meter strips fronting the sea b. Twenty meter strips of land outside the boundaries c. One hundred meters wide inwards along the shoreline d. Twenty meter strip of land

d. Twenty meter strip of land

A group of plants derived from a single individual by asexual reproduction. a. Clone b. Syntype c. Hybrid d. Genotype

a. Clone

Aerial photographs are very useful in forest management planning, especially in the field of _________. a. Wildlife survey b. Land capability survey c. Timber inventory d. Stream flow survey

c. Timber inventory

From an engineering viewpoint, this part of the forest road consists of all materials placed on the road above the subgrade. a. Concrete layer b. Basement c. Pavement d. Top layer

c. Pavement

In nursery management, the frequency of watering affects the following, except ________. a. Porosity and texture of the soil b. Fertilizer application c. Size and age of seedlings d. Possibility of damping off

b. Fertilizer application

What form of forest is produced by shelterwood method? a. Even-aged monoculture b. Mixed forest c. Uneven-aged forest d. Even-aged

a. Even-aged monoculture

What is the equivalent percentage of the levy per cubic meter of timber cut in forestlands? a. 30% of actual FOB market prices b. 25% of actual FOB market prices c. 15% of actual FOB market prices d. 20% of actual FOB market prices

b. 25% of actual FOB market prices

In nursery operations, there are several seed treatments that may be conducted to hasten germination. Which of the following is NOT considered as treatment of seed before sowing? a. Floatation b. Stratification c. Scarifiication d. Nicking

a. Floatation

What do you call the group of trees which are broad-leaved. a. Lianas b. Hardwoods c. Conifers d. Softwood

b. Hardwoods

The process of cutting down trees in a forest is called ________. a. Felling b. Cruising c. Scaling d. Falling

a. Felling

What is the result of the survey of foot trails around the kaingined area after plotting? a. Reconnaisance survey b. Trail survey c. Compass survey d. Close traverse

d. Close traverse

Watershed behavior is always affected by physical and climate factors. Which of the following are physical factors? a. Precipitation b. Drainage c. Humidity d. Evaporation

b. Drainage

It is the number of years between the development of a forest stand and the time for its harvest. a. Harveting cycle b. Cutting cycle c. Rotation d. Economic rotation

c. Rotation

This is a branch of forestry which deals with altering the attitude, behavior, and skills of forest occupants towards conservation. a. Forest law enforcement b. Forest policy c. Forestry extension d. Forest influences

c. Forestry extension

In all measurements between points in the earths surface, distances are recorded in term of the horizontal distance. In timber, cruising and land surveying, what is the most valuable and indispensable way of measuring horizontal distances? a. Improvised tapes b. Pacing c. Chaining d. Meter sticks

b. Pacing

It is the application of business methods and technical principles for undomesticated plants and animals found in their natural habitat? a. Forest management b. Wildlife management c. Range management d. Parks management

b. Wildlife management

What makes artificial reproduction advantageous over that of natural reproduction? a. Choice of species is clearly defined b. Wood quality can be attained easily c. There is closer control of the number and distribution of trees per hectare d. Produces more volume per hectare

c. There is closer control on the number and distribution of trees per hectare

Which of the following are considered the foundation of forest management? a. All of these b. Fores organization c. Forest structure d. Forest valuation including growth and yield

a. All of these

How many seedlings are needed to be produced for 8.00 hectares of open land given a spacing of 3m x 3m plus twenty percent (20%) planting stock reserve for mortality. a. 11,500 b. 10,667 c. 12,000 d. 11,000

b. 10,667

How much is the forest charge in Mindanao of furniture/construction hardwood species per DAO No. 19 dated June 16, 1995? a. P3,000/cu. m. b. P785/cu. m. c. P1,275/cu. m. d. P500/cu. m.

b. P785/cu. m.

If the NPV of a forest farm project for a period of 10 years and at 18% discount rate is P6,750 per hectare, what is its soil expectation value (SEV)? a. P6,748/ha b. P8,344/ha c. P30,000/ha d. P6,750/ha

b. P8,344/ha

Which of the following do NOT test the viability of seeds? a. Purity test b. Floatation c. Germination test d. Direct inspection

a. Purity test

It is the program of the national government designed to maximize land productivity, enhance ecological stability and improve the socio-economic conditions of the forest occupants. a. Pasture lease agreement b. Timber license agreement c. None of it d. Integrated social forestry program

d. Integrated social forestry program

Timber harvesting has been banned in this forest areas and is now part of the NIPAS. a. Residual forest area b. Old growth forest area c. Inadequately stock forest area d. Adequately stock forest area

b. Old growth forest area

Under RA 7161, what is that being imposed by the government on each cubic meter of timber cut in forestland? a. Real estate tax b. Forest fund c. Forest changes d. Taxes

c. Forest charges

When an animal shows relish for a particular forage species. a. Edibleness b. Aroma c. Palatability d. Diet

c. Palatability

This is a branch of forestry which deals with the determination of the volume of logs and standing trees including the study of increments and yields. a. Forest inventory b. Forest mensuration c. Silviculture d. Forest surveying

b. Forest mensuration

When the area is covered by predominantly with shrub growth of short stunted trees, it is known as _______. a. Marginal areas b. Brushland c. Upland farms d. Grassland

b. Brushland

A land that can be developed either naturally, or artificially to reduce native forage for animal consumption is known as ________. a. Graze land b. Wooded land c. Range land d. Pasture land

c. Range land

A watershed area must have vegetative cover. What is the primary function of the vegetation cover? a. Decaying roots of trees increases infiltration and soil structure b. It add organic matter to the soil c. It prevents raindrops from striking the ground directly d. Roots bind the soils and prevent being washed away

c. It prevents raindrops from striking the ground directly

What is the system in range management wherein the grazing area is divided into a number paddocks where the animals moved systematically from one paddock to another? a. Continous grazing b. Infrequenty light grazing c. Combined grazing and soiling d. Rotational grazing

d. Rotational grazing

Seedlings raised/produced without the use of containers. a. Containerized b. Bagged c. Potted d. Bareroot

d. Bareroot

Company A is a TLA holder in Luzon with an approved operation plan and with an allowable cut of 15,000 cubic meters. The company manifested a total of 2,000 cubic meters of Dipterocarp species. An assessment of the species shows that out of the 2,000 cubic meters 500 cubic meter is Apitong which is also a dipterocarp species. What is the computed total forest charges which the company will pay the government? a. P2,218,000.00 b. P1,992,500.00 c. P2,000,000.00 d. P2,004,000.00

d. P2,004,000.00

This is NOT the result of a short focal length camera. a. Increased image displacement b. Minimum stereoscopic effect and image displacement c. Exaggerated 3D effect d. Wide coverage from low altitude

b. Minimum stereoscopic effect and image displacement

Who was the first director of the Bureau of Forestry which was established on June 27, 1900 through U.S. General Order No. 92. a. George P. Ahern b. Steve C. McDonald c. Paul H. Davis d. Arthur Fisher

a. George P. Ahern

In aerial photography, what does the geometric center of the photo known for ________. a. Isocenter b. Nadir c. Principal point d. Fiducial mark

c. Principal point

A wanted to apply for a Forest Land Grazing Management Agreeement (FLGMA) within an area occupied by Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) known to be covered by Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claims. What will be your advise and under what condition the application will prosper? a. Advise A to file the application because it is covered by CADC area b. Advise A to file the application provided ICCs/IPs opt to participate in FLGMA c. Advise A to file application in some other areas not covered by CADC areas d. Advise A to file application even without the participation of ICCs/IPs

b. Advise A to file the application provided ICCs/IPs opt to participate in FLGMA

What are the factors affecting water erosion? a. Topography b. Rainfall characteristics c. All of it d. Soil properties

c. All of it

Which of the following information is less important in resource inventory of a rangeland? a. Size and shape of the range b. Sustainability for grazing c. Overstory and midstory vegetation d. Landowner access to technical help

d. Landowner access to technical help

Site quality refers to the potential productivity of a given tract of land with regards to a particular species. Which of the following measures site quality? a. Climate b. Elevation and topography c. Pest and diseases d. Height and volume characteristics

d. Height and volume characteristics

It is the circulation of the water from the seas to the atmosphere to the ground and back to the seas again. a. Nutrient cycle b. Hydrologic cycle c. Water circulation d. Hydrology

b. Hydrologic cycle

In aerial photography, what is that dot placed on photograph at the position where the principal point of the adjacent photographs appear. a. Secondary principal point b. Isocenter c. Conjugate principal point d. Principal point

c. Conjugate principal point

What is the elevation of Sta. 2 if slope distance from Sta. 1 to 2 is 150 m abney reading, Sta. 1 to 2 is minus 20% and elevation of Sta. 1 is 140 m? a. 180.00 m b. 120.00 m c. 169.40 m d. 110.60 m

d. 110.60 m

Forest management program launched by the DENR under DAO 22, series of 1993, which is geared towards developing organized communities that have capability to sustainably manage natural resources. a. Contract reforestation program b. Community forestry program c. Resources management development program d. Integrated social forestry program

b. Community forestry program

Which of the following is considered the direct cause of watershed degradation? a. Overgrazing b. Deforestation and removal of natural vegetation c. Unregulated land conversion d. Inappropriate forestry activities

b. Deforestation and removal of natural vegetation

What is that tract of land planted mainly to timber producing tree species including rubber and/on non-timber species primarily to supply raw materials for wood-based industries. a. Private forest area b. Agro-forestry farm c. Production forest d. Industrial forest plantation

d. Industrial forest plantation

To implement a massive forest tree plantation development in the country. DENR administrative order no 99-53 was promulgated on Decemer 23, 1999. What is the legal basis of such order? a. EO 278 b. All of it c. EO 725 d. PD 705

b. All of it

It is common type of grazing system whereby the herbage from a given grazing area are cut and carried up to the animals. a. Continous grazing b. Rotational grazing c. Soiling or zero grazing d. Selective grazing

c. Soiling or zero grazing

What is that plant nutrient which promotes respiration and the formation of chlorophyll. Shortage in available iron turns leaves and needles yellow and vein remaining green up to the first ramification which resembles the deficiency sign typical to magnesium? a. Iron b. Calcium c. Magnesium d. Nitrogen

a. Iron

It is the apparent displacement of the position of the body in an aerial photograph with respect to a reference point or system, caused by a shift in the point of observation. a. Sidelap b. Parallax c. Nadir d. Overlap

b. Parallax

It is a judicious application of resources and techniques ensuring the desired levels of productivity of a forest property on a continuing basis. a. Forest conservation b. Sustainable forest management c. Multiple-use management d. Forest economics

b. Sustainable forest management

Grazing in forest lands limits to areas having slope of ______. a. 50% and above b. 19% below c. 19% and 49% d. 18% and above

c. 19% and 49%

This is a common weed invading rangelands and is poisonous to cattle. a. Centrosema b. Hagonoy c. Amorseko d. Bagokbok

b. Hagonoy

It refers to the accounting, analysis of forest investments as well as other monetary consideration in timber production. a. Forest finance b. Forest evaluation c. Forest economics d. Forest inventory

c. Forest economics

The reduction in the diameter of the log from the butt to the small end. a. Decrease b. Taper c. Reduction d. Decline

b. Taper