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Forestry
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| After the reintroduction of the grey wolf into Yellowstone national park what species made a comeback? | Beavers, squalls, mice, trees, willows aspens and cotton woods. |
| the wolf reintroduction was based partly on its importance as what type of species? | Key stone species |
| Reintroduction of the wold eventually reduced attacks on domestic cattle by what other species? | coyotes |
| Biodiversity has both an instrumental value, or a usefulness to us, and an _________ value, which exists regardless of its use to us. | Inrinsic |
| What is the well-know climate changing gas that is removed from the atmosphere by forests? | CO2 |
| What impact dose an intact forest have on soil erosion? | Decrees soil erosiom |
| A type of forest fire that is beneficial to the health of forests and reduces forest fire intensity is? | surface fire ( Natural) |
| You are a landowner that wants to burn off undergrowth and leaf litter, and control insects in your forest. the best type of fire for you to use would be? | Described fire |
| why are scientists concerned that forest fires will get much worse in the future? | two MAIN reason: drying caused by globe warming, more storms (with lightning) |
| wilderness areas are needed for: | clmint regulashion, bio diversity mental/physical health of hummans |
| Have the majority of timber sales from U.S federal lands in the last century have.... | lost taxpayers money |
| A tree harvesting method that involves cutting trees in sections within a larger forest is? | strip cutting |
| clear-cutting leads to what major environmental damages? | Soil erosion, water pollution (dry ups) lose of bio diversity. |
| a form of minimized tree cutting that can allow a sustainable timber yield without widespread destruction is called? | Selective cutting. |
| wht is an old-growth forest? | A forest that has not been destruped for 100 or more years |
| factors driving the deforestation and damage of tropical forests include? | poverty, population growth, government, policy farming and ranching. |
| Of earths remaining wilderness areas, about what % are strictly or partially protected by law from human activities. | 5% |
| name the " core" of the trunk witch contains very strong, dead tissue that supports the tree. | Heart wood. |
| what is the protective outer layer of the trunk called? | outer bark |
| what is the name of upper parts of the tree, where the branches and leaves are located? | sap wood |
| As days shorten and cool, what in the leaves breaks down and the carotenes becomes predominant? | chorophyll |
| which of the color pigmentation we see in our fall leaves are actually presents during the growing season but covered by the green of a photosynthesizing chemical? | careateen |
| MAD BUCK is a tree identification clue which indicates what? | maple, ash, dog wood or buck eye. (meaning they are opposite.) |
| Even thought there are other thing to use to make paper like kenaf yield, but we still really just use most trees for paper, how come? | Timber combines pay politicians and politicians give them tax breaks. |
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Kurstin.Eliz.Wilkerson
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