1. Thinning involves felling or removing selected trees in a stand to improve the quality of the remaining trees in the stand.
a) True b) False
2. Increased growth of the remaining trees is the primary economic reason for thinning a stand.
3. During the herb and low shrub stage, trees such as red spruce and sugar maple will be among the first species to begin germinating .
4. Mosses and lichens are likely to be common in a conifer thicket.
5. During the understory re-initiation stage, earlier established trees are now being replaced with more shade intolerant species. a) True b) False
6. Trees and other plants use energy from the sun to make food.
7. Where there are plants, there are nutrient cycles.
8. The definition of wildlife includes all non-domesticated species of living organisms.
9. Natural thinning is beneficial to all wildlife species.
10. Increases in diameter growth may have negative effects on product quality.