MA Ch.1 Municipal Arboriculture & Urban Forestry

Question 1

Presence and concentration of pollutants

Answer 1

Air Quality

Question 2

Pollutants, produced by trees, that can contribute to the formation of ozone and Carbon monoxide

Answer 2

Biogenic volatile organic compounds

Question 3

Atmospheric gas produced by animals during respiration and used by plants during photosynthesis to produce sugars; an important greenhouse gas

Answer 3

Carbon dioxide

Question 4

Storage of carbon in plant tissues

Answer 4

Carbon sequestering

Question 5

Improvements to the natural world provided by the urban forest

Answer 5

Environmental benefits

Question 6

Rise in temperature that the earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere trap energy from the sun

Answer 6

Greenhouse effect

Question 7

Gases in the atmosphere including water vapor CO2 nitrous oxide and methane that trap the energy from the sun increasing the earth’s temperature

Answer 7

Greenhouse gases

Question 8

Organic chemical compound containing hydrogen and carbon atoms. The one that come from fossil fuels are linked to pollution and global warming

Answer 8

Hydrocarbon

Question 9

A specialized field of Arboriculture and urban forestry that deals with management of planted and naturally occurring greenspaces on public land in communities

Answer 9

Municipal Arboriculture

Question 10

Gaseous compound that results from the high temperatures are in internal combustion engines. A major component of acid rain

Answer 10

Nitrogen oxide

Question 11

Reduction of sound levels

Answer 11

Noise attenuation

Question 12

Gas formed by photochemical reaction of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in ultraviolet sun light and moisture

Answer 12

Ozone

Question 13

Small solids suspended in air that are generated by combustion of fossil fuels, construction and demolition, industrial processes, soil tillage and erosion, and complex reactions between sunlight and gaseous pollutants. Associated with respiratory and cardiopulmonary diseases and cancer

Answer 13

Particulates

Question 14

Component of smog causes respiratory problems and eye irritation toxic to plants in high concentrations

Answer 14

Peroxyacetyl nitrate

Question 15

Method to appraise the monetary value of trees considered replaceable with nursery or field grown stock. Based on the cost of replacement with the same or a comparable species of the same size and in the same as lace, subject to depreciation for various factors

Answer 15

Replacement cost method

Question 16

Mix of atmospheric chemical compounds including ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate, nitrogen oxide, and hydrocarbons that react chemically when exposed to ultraviolet light

Answer 16

Smog

Question 17

Rain or snow melt that flows over the ground

Answer 17

Stormwater runoff

Question 18

The most abundant gaseous pollutant results from burning coal and oil. Can be a respiratory irritant. It is one of the major components of acid rain.

Answer 18

Sulfur dioxide

Question 19

Method to appraise the monetary value of trees considered too large to be replaced with nursery or field grown stock. Based on developing a representative unit cost for replacement with the same or a comparable species of the same size and in the same place subject to depreciation for various factors.

Answer 19

Trunk formula method

Question 20

Management of naturally occurring and planted trees and associated plants in urban areas.

Answer 20

Urban forestry

Question 21

Phenomenon of cities having air temperatures warmer than adjacent rural areas and producing more smog

Answer 21

Urban heat island