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Northern Journal of Applied Forestry Online Quiz
Derived from the 2008 March Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
Cost: $20 members      $30 nonmembers
Each time the quiz is taken, a fee will be required.

The Northern Journal of Applied Forestry Quiz is approved for 3.0 continuing forestry education (CFE) credit hours in Category 1-CF by the Society of American Foresters. Successful completion of the self-assessment, defined as a cumulative score of at least 70%, is required to earn CFE credit. CFE approval is valid for one year from the issue date of publication, and participants may submit the quiz at any time during that period.

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1. In the study on organic matter removal and soil compaction, the general trend in the number of plants over the five-year period, 1999-2003, was _____________.
a) A decline
b) An increase
c) To remain steady
2. Except for soil compaction and organic matter removal, ________________ might have affected plant species composition on the study site.
a) Hot dry summers
b) Herbicides and mechanical activity
c) Deer enclosures
3. Since nutrient impacts were not very evident at age 5, they are more likely to _______.
a) Appear before thinning
b) Not appear
c) Appear at crown closure
4. How often does West Virginia review the BMP guidelines?
a) Every six years
b) Every three years
c) When necessary
5. How did forester involvement affect the application and effectiveness of BMPs?
a) Not at all
b) Lower application and effectiveness levels
c) Higher application and effectiveness levels
6. Hayscented fern and mountain-laurel appear to have a negative influence on oak regeneration by:
a) Inhibiting seedling establishment
b) Restricting growth of established seedlings
c) Allowing red maple seedlings to dominate and suppress oak seedlings
7. Factors that have contributed to the development of problematic understory vegetation and have interfered with regeneration of desirable tree species in mixed-oak forests in two ecoregions of Pennsylvania include:
a) Increase in the number of wildfires
b) Intense browsing by white-tailed deer
c) Suppression of competing vegetation such as ferns and grasses
8. Understory conditions or vegetation that appear to have a positive influence on oak regeneration in mixed-oak forests in two ecoregions of Pennsylvania include:
a) Little or no vegetation in the understory as a result of shading
b) Hayscented fern and mountain-laurel
c) Ericaceous shrubs such as blueberry and huckleberry
9. Manual pruning of trees disrupt which of the following physiological processes?
a) Stop bud production
b) Prevent the translocation of photosynthates from the foliage to other parts of the tree
c) Interrupts the natural branching and induce the production of larger lateral branches
10. Which of the following is a plant hormone that acts in the regulation of apical dominance?
a) Ethylene
b) Auxin
c) Abcissic acid

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