Mometrix Practice Exam Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following tools should only be used to connectors that seldom need to be opened?
a. Carabiners
b. Clevises
c. Shackles
d. Skrew links
A
d. Skrew links
2
Q
- Which of the following soil pH levels would ion be most available to plants?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
A
a. 5
3
Q
- In general, how deep should the initial notch be when felling a tree?
a. at lease six inches
b. At lease one-half the diameter of the tree
c. No more than 12 inches
d. No more than one-third of the diameter of the tree
A
d. No more than one-third of the diameter of the tree
4
Q
- Where should the arborist stand when lifting a heavy object?
a. As far away from the object as possible
b. At least one foot away from the object
c. Directly above the object
d. As close to the object as possible
A
d. As close to the object as possible
5
Q
- When installing a false crotch, which knot should be used to attach the block to the tree?
a. Blake’s hitch
b.Tautline hitch
c. Cow hitch
d. Prusik hitch
A
c. Cow hitch
6
Q
- In which of the following trees would it be appropriate to use a lag-threaded rod?
a. Small tree
b. Decayed tree
c. Tree with soft wood
d. Large tree
A
a. Small tree
7
Q
- Which type of grip is specially designed to be used with extra-high-strength cable?
a. chicago Grip
b. Come along
c. Haven grip
d. Anchor grip
A
a. chicago Grip
8
Q
- What is the name for a group within a species that has one trait in complete distinction to the other members of the species and naturally breeds to that trait?
a. Forma
b. Subspecies
c. Cultivar
d. Variety
A
d. Variety
9
Q
- Which of the following risk assessment techniques provides the least information?
a. Root collar excavation
b. Visual Tree assessment
c. Decay testing
d. Aerial canopy inspection
A
b. Visual Tree assessment
10
Q
- Groups of different plants that need roughly the same amount of water are called?
a. hydrozones
b. aquasets
c. drought zones
d. xeriscapes
A
a. hydrozones
11
Q
- Which of the following cuts is used in topping?
a. Thinning cut
b. Reduction cut
c. Heading cut
d. Pruning cut
A
c. Heading cut
12
Q
- What is the name for a large, irregularly shaped area of dead tissue on a leaf?
a. Dieback
b. Leaf blotch
c. Scorch
d. Gummosis
A
b. Leaf blotch
13
Q
- Which of the following is not a standard part of fertilizer analysis printed on the container?
a. potassium phosphate
b. Soluble potash
c. Phophoric acid
d. Total nitrogen
A
a. potassium phosphate
14
Q
- When should plants that bloom on the wood from the previous seasons be pruned?
a. after the blooms are shed
b. After the first frost of the autumn
c. Just after they bloom
d. Winter
A
c. Just after they bloom
15
Q
- Which type of fertilizer is recommended for newly planted trees?
a. Complete fertilizer
b. Liquid fertilizer
c. Injection fertilizer
d. slow-release nitrogen fertilizer
A
d. slow-release nitrogen fertilizer
16
Q
- How should the back be positioned when moving heavy objects from the ground?
a. the back should be hunched
b. The back should be held in a normal position
c. The back should be held straight
d. The back should be held at a twist
A
b. The back should be held in a normal position
17
Q
- How does the working-load limit of a rope compare to its tensile strength?
a. The working-load limit is lower than the tensile strength
b. The working-load limit is higher than the tensile strength
c. The working-load limit is the same as the tensile strength
d. The working-load limit is unrelated to the tensile strength
A
a. The working-load limit is lower than the tensile strength
18
Q
- Cytokinins are produced in the _____ but are crucial for the growth of the ______
a. Shoots, roots
b. roots, leaves
c. roots, shoots
d. shoots, trunk
A
c. roots, shoots
19
Q
- What percentage of an ideal soil is made up of mineral solids?
a. 10
b. 25
c. 45
d. 80
A
c. 45
20
Q
- What is the recommended minimum bend ratio for a pulley used as part of a block system in rigging?
a. 1:1
b. 2:1
c. 3:1
d. 4:1
A
d. 4:1
21
Q
- Which type of nursery stock has up to 90% of its absorbing roots removed before sale?
a. Bare root.
b. Containerized
c. Container grown
d. Balled and burlapped
A
d. Balled and burlapped
22
Q
- What is the typical means of attaching common, seven-strand cable to hardware?
a. Dead-end grips
b. Cable stops
c. Metal swages
d. Eye splice
A
d. Eye splice
23
Q
- Hardiness is the tree’s ability to withstand extremely ______ temperatures.
a. moderate
b. temperate
c. hot or cold
d. variable
A
c. hot or cold
24
Q
- In arboriculture, a witch’s broom is?
a. a branch that has foliage only at its very end
b. a collection of spindly roots
c. a pattern of leaf spots
d. a cluster of weak secondary shoots
A
d. a cluster of weak secondary shoots
25
Q
- When installing hardware in a tree, about how much larger in diameter should the drilled hole be than the hardware?
a. 1/16’’
b. 1/8’’
c. 1/4’’
d. 1/2’’
A
a. 1/16’’
26
Q
- Removing all of the lateral branches from a felled tree is called?
a. pruning
b. bucking
c. trimming
d. limbing
A
d. limbing
27
Q
- At the base of a branch, in which direction is the branch xylem oriented?
a. Clockwise around the trunk
b. Counter clockwise around the trunk
c. upward
d. downward
A
d. downward
28
Q
- On which type of tree is brown rot most likely to be found?
a. Conifer
b. Palm
C. deciduous
d. Falled
A
a. Conifer
29
Q
- Which of the following factors does NOT affect the extend of damage when lightning strikes a tree?
a. Moisture content
b. leaf thickness
c. wood porosity
d. bark thickness
A
b. leaf thickness
30
Q
- Why do the side plates of an arborist block extend beyond the sheaves?
a. to protect the hands of the arborist
b. to keep the line from slipping
c. to prevent abrasion of the line
d. to encourage smooth passages of the line
A
c. to prevent abrasion of the line
31
Q
- When looking at a cross section of branch, which ring represents the most recent year of growth?
a. the first ring inside the cambium
b. the first ring outside the phloem
c. the first ring outside the cambium
d. the first ring outside the phleom
A
a. the first ring inside the cambium
32
Q
- As water and/or nutrient availability improves, the growth rate____ and the allelochemical concentration ______
a. increases, decreases
b. decreases, increases
c. increases, increases
d. decreases, decreases
A
a. increases, decreases
33
Q
- A nonindigenous species that will propagate without assistance and has become established in a particular area is classified as
a. introduced
b. naturalized
c. invasive
d. native
A
b. naturalized
34
Q
- In which notch commonly used in felling do the two cuts form an approximate right angle?
a. conventional
b. close-faced
c. humboldt
d. open faced
A
d. open faced
35
Q
- When should a dormant horicultural oil be applied?
a. Before bud break
b. Midwinter
c. Just after bud break
d. Late summer
A
a. Before bud break
36
Q
- Which type of cable is often used for cabling trees?
a. extra-high-strength cable
b. common-grade, seven strand, galvanized cable
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
A
c. both a and b
37
Q
- The open spaces in plant tissues are called
a. symplasm
b. apoplasm
c. protoplasm
d. xenoplasm
A
b. apoplasm
38
Q
- Which of the following is not a good reason for installing cables?
a. they can support branches that hang over traffic areas
b. they can support codominant branches with included bark
c. they can help support decaying branches
d. they can counterbalance a weak root system
A
d. they can counterbalance a weak root system
39
Q
- In which of the following does the rope not cross over itself?
a. bight
b. loop
c. turn
d. round turn
A
a. bight
40
Q
- Which of the following types of rope always has a cover and a core?
a. three-strand rope
b. 12-strand rope
c. Kernmantle
d. all of the above
A
c. Kernmantle
41
Q
- In which macronutrient is a tree most likely to be deficient?
a. sulfur
b. phosphorus
c. potassium
d. Nitrogen
A
d. Nitrogen
42
Q
- Which of the following is NOT a common disease caused by bacteria?
a. Heart rot
b. Fire blight
c. Crown gall
d. bacterial leaf scorch
A
a. Heart rot
43
Q
- In what type of climate is powdery mildew disease most prevalent?
a. Cool and wet
b. Cool and dry
c. Warm and wet
d. Warm and dry
A
d. Warm and dry
44
Q
- Which of the following trees should not be treated with fertilizer implants or injections?
a. A tree that has never been treated in this manner before
b. A tree that has been living in drought conditions
c. A tree suffering from a micronutrient deficiency
d. a tree that has not responded to traditional fertilizer application methods
A
b. A tree that has been living in drought conditions
45
Q
- Which of the following is NOT one of the prerequisites for a claim of negligence?
a. personal injury
b. breach of duty
c. Harm
d. duty
A
a. personal injury
46
Q
- What is the name for the part of a rope that is not in use?
a. lead
b. working end
c. fall
d. running end
A
d. running end
47
Q
- In plant care, what is the difference between vitality and vigor?
a. Vigor is associated with unusually large growth, while vitality has more to do with survival
b. Vigor is the plant’s genetic ability to handle stress, while vitality is its ability to thrive in a particular environment
c. Vitality depends on proper care, while vigor is a natural conditions.
d. There is no difference between vitality and vigor.
A
b. Vigor is the plant’s genetic ability to handle stress, while vitality is its ability to thrive in a particular environment
48
Q
- What is the formula for counting degree days?
a. Divide the threshold value by the daily average temperature
b. Divide the daily average temperature by the threshold value
c. subtract the threshold value from the daily average temperature
d. subtract the daily average temperature from the threshold value.
A
c. subtract the threshold value from the daily average temperature
49
Q
- To avoid salt burn, fertilizers should have a salt index below
a. 10
b. 30
c. 50
d. 100
A
c. 50
50
Q
- How does Dutch elm disease spread?
a. Fungi
b. Insects
c. Wind
d. Root graft
A
d. Root graft
51
Q
- Which of the following phenomena does NOT indicate problems with a leaning tree?
a. soil cracks
b. raised roots
c. Reaction wood
d. Mounded soil
A
c. Reaction wood
52
Q
- A positively charged ion is called a(n)?
a. electron
b. cation
c. anion
d. proton
A
c. anion
53
Q
- When is the best time to apply a micronutrient spray to trees?
a. Just before a period of heavy growth
b. At the beginning of winter
c. At dusk
d. Immediately after transplantation
A
a. Just before a period of heavy growth
54
Q
- Which of these factors would affect the microclimate of a location?
a. Topography
b. Average rainfall
c. Soil profile
d. all of the above
A
d. all of the above
55
Q
- Which of the following is a typical concentration for slow-release supplemental nitrogen fertilizers used under normal conditions?
a. 4 pounds of nitrogen per thousand square feet of root area
b. 40 pounds of nitrogen per thousand square feet of root area
c. 10 pounds of nitrogen per thousand square feet of root area
d. 100 pounds of nitrogen per thousand square feet of root area
A
a. 4 pounds of nitrogen per thousand square feet of root area
56
Q
- Which of the following knots is primarily used for sending equipment up to a climber?
a. running bowline
b. midline clove hitch
c. Figure-eight knot
d. Endline clove hitch
A
b. midline clove hitch
57
Q
- What is the appropriate minimum diameter for a main branch used for tying in?
a. 2 inches
b. 4 inches
c. 6 inches
d. 8 inches
A
b. 4 inches
58
Q
- When planting a large tree, why is it a bad idea to fill the bottom of the hole with gravel?
a. Soil is likely to slip down into the gravel, leaving a crater around the tree trunk
b. Gravel can leach harmful chemicals into the soil
c. the soil can become excessively saturated
d. Gravel is inhospitable to beneficial organisms in the soil
A
c. the soil can become excessively saturated
59
Q
- What is another name for irregular plant growth, often found in the leaf tissue?
a. Blotch
b. Scorch
c. Spot
d. Galls
A
d. Galls
60
Q
- In which arrangement are the leaflets of a compound leaf placed along a single stem but with a petiolule for each leaflet?
a. bipalmate
b. bipinnate
c. pinnate
d. palmate
A
c. pinnate
61
Q
- Which is the differences between simple and compound leaves?
a. A simple leaf does not have serrations
b. A simple leaf is round while a compound leaf has an oblong shape
c. A simple leaf has a single midrib while a compound leaf has two.
d. A simple leaf has a single leaf blade while a compound leaf may have several leaflets
A
d. A simple leaf has a single leaf blade while a compound leaf may have several leaflets
62
Q
- Which of the following is a synthetic organic fertilizer?
a. Peat
b. Urea Formaldehyde
c. Fish hydrolysates
d. Bloodmeal
A
b. Urea Formaldehyde
63
Q
- For which of the follow tasks would a loss-weave, hollow-braid, polyester 12 strand rope be appropriate?
a. rigging slings
b. climbing
c. rigging
d. this rope would not be appropriate for any of these tasks
A
a. rigging slings
64
Q
- What number of needles is NOT commonly found in a pine fascicle sheath?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
A
c. 4
65
Q
- Why is lignin important to tree health?
a. Lignin makes wood resistant to compression
b. Lignin transports nutrients through the tree
c. Lignin helps the tree survive cold weather
d. Lignin improves the ability of leaves to perform transpiration
A
a. Lignin makes wood resistant to compression
66
Q
- How is the working-load limit of a rope calculated?
a. Tensile strength multiplied by design factor
b. Cycles to failure multiplied by design factor
c. Tensile strength divided by cycles to failure
d. Tensile strength divided by design factor
A
d. Tensile strength divided by design factor
67
Q
- Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a pest, as defined in the integrated pest management system?
a. requires intervention
b. Competes with good plants for resources
c. Decreases the appearance of the landscape
d. decreases the safety of the landscape
A
a. requires intervention
68
Q
- In most living trees, which of the following is dead?
a. Sapwood
b. Cambium
c. Heartwood
d. Xylem
A
c. Heartwood
69
Q
- If a tree has an especially large diameter, how should the hinge be adjusted?
a. It should be smaller
b. It should be larger
c. it should be deeper
d. the hinge does not need to be adjusted
A
a. It should be smaller
70
Q
- Which type of knot would be recommended for binding two ropes with different diameters?
a. Prusik hitch
b. Double fisherman’s knot
c. Sheet bend
d. Cow hitch with half hitch
A
c. Sheet bend
71
Q
- Which type of nursery stock is least susceptible to girdling roots upon planting?
a. Balled and burlapped
b. Bare root
c. Containerized
d. Container grown
A
b. Bare root
72
Q
- What is the minimum tensile strength for the snaps and carabiners used in climbing?
a. 500 LBS
b. 1000 LBS
c. 5000 LBS
d. 10,000 LBS
A
c. 5000 LBS
73
Q
- When a tree has substantial decay on one side where should the back cut be finished?
a. below the decay
b. above the decay
c. on the undecayed side of the tree
d. on the decayed side of the tree
A
c. on the undecayed side of the tree
74
Q
- In a small tree, approximately how much vertical space should be there between scaffold branches?
a. 6inches
b. 1FT
c. 2 FT
d. 3 FT
A
b. 1FT
