Forester Licensure Examination 2011 Forest Resource Management Flashcards
It refers to the holistic, multiple-use and sustainable development of all resources within a spatial unit known as watershed.
a. Watershed and ecosystem management framework
b. Integrated watershed management framework
c. Integrated watershed resources management framework
d. Watershed and ecosystems planning and management framework
d. Watershed and ecosystems planning and management framework
The annual growth of the stand divided by the age of the stand is referred to as:
a. Rotation age
b. Annual net increment
c. Net volume
d. Periodic growth
b. Annual net increment
It refers to the maximum number of animals which can graze each year on a give range areas for a specific number of days without inducing a downward trend in forage production.
a. Rotation grazing
b. Grazing capacity
c. Grazeable area
d. Range management
b. Grazing capacity
A timber inventory was to be conducted in a 2,500 hectares of forest using strip-sampling method. At 20% intensity, what is the distance between strips given a 20m width of the strip.
a. 150 meters
b. 100 meters
c. 105 meters
d. 200 meters
b. 100 meters
What is the elevation of station B if the foresight on it is 2.67 m and the backlight on station A which has elevation of 126.33 m is 2.5 m?
a. 125.0 m
b. 127.5 m
c. 126.16 m
d. 129.03 m
c. 126.16 m
Foresters are getting engaged in beautification programs which have become important public issues. Which of the following tree species have bright flowers?
a. Ficus sp.
b. Casuarina spp.
c. Lagerstroemia speciosa
d. Pinus insularis
c. Lagerstroemia speciosa
Which of the following will refer to the number of years between establishment and harvest in a particular forest stand.
a. Rotation
b. Cutting cycle
c. Harvesting cycle
d. Economic rotation
a. Rotation
Under an integrated Forest Management Program, which of the following are NOT available for such program?
a. Areas or lands subject to CADC/CALC
b. Productive residual forest
c. Areas covered by cancelled/expired Forest Land Grazing Agreement
d. Government Reforestation Projects
a. Areas or lands subject to CADC/CALC
It shows the number of animals that can feed for a certain duration in a pasture area.
a. Carrying capacity
b. Grazeable animals
c. Feed tolerance
d. Site quality
a. Carrying capacity
What kind of forest management program that can be applied holistically to a given forest stand from the period of establishment to harvest time?
a. Silvicultural system
b. Tree plantation program
c. Harvesting system
d. Logging ban
a. Silvicultural system
What is that location to which logs are skidded, chutod, or flumed preparatory to being loaded and transported to mill or destination?
a. Cold deck
b. Block
c. Compartment
d. Landing
d. Landing
The fees paid by the wood/timber industry to the government for the extraction and utilization of forest products.
a. Forest rent
b. Forest surcharge
c. Forest charges
d. Forest tax
c. Forest charges
What is the term use to represent the number of years to complete a life cycle of a crop from establishment until final harvest?
a. Allowable cut
b. Cutting cycle
c. Rotation
d. Financial maturity
c. Rotation
A 20 cm raingauge was to collect 4,712.4 cm3 of rain. What is the depth of rainfall?
a. 375 mm
b. 150 mm
c. 37.50 mm
d. 15 mm
b. 150 mm
This refers to one, two or more logs which are yarded or swung at one time.
a. Log landing
b. Turn
c. Deck
d. Talaksan
b. Turn
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good grazing system that which obtain sustained productivity from range lands.
a. Implementation is practical
b. Move plant succession toward higher productivity
c. Puddling and erosion will result during grazing
d. Suited to the kind of plant present
c. Puddling and erosion will result during grazing
The purpose of surveying is to determine the relative location of points on or near the surface of the earth. The location of points is fixed if measurements are made of any of the following except what?
a. Its direction from one point and distance from another
b. Its bearing and azimuth from a known point
c. Its direction from two known points
d. Its distance from two known points
b. Its bearing and azimuth from a known point
In nursery management, what is the reason for using vegetative propagation?
a. To propagate plants that do not reproduce asexually
b. Faster propagation of species
c. To perpetuate superior traits of mother trees
d. To increase seed supply
c. To perpetuate superior traits of mother trees
In the establishment of forest nursery there are factors to be considered. Which of the following should not be considered in establishing a forest nursery?
a. There is adequate amount of water supply
b. The soil should be of neutral acidity
c. A perfectly level ground should not be selected over slightly sloping ground
d. The area should be large enough for future expansion
c. A perfectly level ground should not be selected over slightly sloping ground
The succession of plant communities is made in response to changes in physical site. What kind of succession occur if changes are due to the influence of the organisms themselves on the site?
a. Autogenic succession
b. Allogenic succession
c. Forest succession
d. Primary succession
a. Autogenic succession
Who are considered de facto resource managers to the forest lands of the country?
a. DENR
b. Timber licenses
c. LGU
d. Communities
d. Communities
This is a situation where there are too many animals in the range area which adversely affects its carrying capacity.
a. Increased density of undesirable species
b. Overgrazing
c. Compaction of the soil
d. Improved forage crop
b. Overgrazing
It is an intermediate cutting which when employed involves an outright investment.
a. Climber cutting
b. Fertilization
c. Stand improvement
d. Chemical application
c. Stand improvement
A one (1) cubic meter of log is equivalent to how many board feet?
a. 244 board feet
b. 442 board feet
c. 424 board feet
d. 250 board feet
c. 424 board feet
After logging operation in a given set-up, there are logging waste or residues left therein. Which of the following is NOT a logging waste or residues?
a. Abandoned logs
b. Damaged residuals
c. None of it
d. Tops and branches
c. None of it
If a 10% inventory will be conducted in a 100 hectare plantation using 0.1 hectare circular plot, what is the size of the sampled area?
a. 110.0 hectares
b. 11 hectares
c. 10 hectares
d. 1.0 hectares
c. 10 hectares
What will happen to the seedling if there is a loss of water by transpiration and cannot be replaced immediately?
a. Wilting
b. Heat injury to the seedling
c. Drying up the seedling
d. Sun scald appears on the leaves
a. Wilting
The volume of short length and small diameter timber (bolts) or sticks can be measured by talaksan. Given a total eight (8) cubic meters of short length and small diameter timber, how many standard talaksan can you make?
a. 6
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
c. 4
It refers to the proper handling and care of livestock in the range.
a. Grazing technology
b. Pasture lease
c. Grazing capacity
d. Grazing management
d. Grazing management
What is the part of the seed that contains the reserved food that is being use during germination until it can derive food from the soil through the developed root system?
a. Endosperm
b. Embryo
c. Seed coat
d. Body
a. Endosperm
It is a method of hastening germination which requires the cutting of a small portion of the tests to expose a portion of the cotyledon.
a. Water treatment
b. Scarification
c. Nicking
d. Floatation
c. Nicking
It is a system of determining the quantity and quality of standing trees and other characteristics of a particular area.
a. Reconnaisance survey
b. Stand and stock table
c. Stand structure
d. Forest inventory
d. Forest inventory
Forest plantation development in the country is being implemented as:
a. Industrial tree plantation
b. Socialize integrated forest management program
c. All of it
d. Integrated forest management program
c. All of it
This is a type of forest which originated from seeds.
a. High-forest
b. Even-aged forest
c. Uneven-aged forest
d. Low-forest
a. High-forest
It is a method of seed treatment that hasten germination where the thorny that is thinned or abraded to facilitate water absorption and permit gaseous exchange.
a. Scarification
b. Nicking
c. Hot water treatment
d. Complete removal of the seedcoat
a. Scarification
In the computation of annual allowable cut based on DAO 12, series of 1992, it was found out that the total average volume available for those that can be cut in the 60 cm diameter class is 30 cu. m. What is the volume that can be cut in the 60 cm diameter class as part of the annual allowable cut.
a. 15 cu.m.
b. 25 cu.m.
c. 20 cu.m.
d. 30 cu.m.
a. 15 cu.m.
It is the percentage of seeds that germinate plus the percentage of the sound seeds remaining.
a. Germinative energy
b. Genuineness
c. Germinative capacity
d. Delayed germination
c. Germinative capacity
There are several firms in the Valenzuela area. What is the market structure if each of the firm influences not only the price of the product but also the sales of the other firms.
a. Barter trade
b. Pure monopoly
c. Free market
d. Oligopoly
d. Oligopoly
It is NOT a source of seed for germination.
a. Reforestation
b. Tree orchard
c. Natural stand
d. Plantation
a. Reforestation
It refers to the administrative mechanism by which appropriate policies and management strategies in the development of forest resources are implemented.
a. Forest organization
b. Forest valuation
c. Forest growth and yield
d. Forest structure
a. Forest organization