Conventional Forestry Practices That Manage for Timber Production

question 36

Multiple Choice

Conventional forestry practices that manage for timber production:

• A)involve planting a collection of specific species of commercially important trees, but thinning or removing only those trees that are not ecologically desirable.
• B)are reflected in the planting of a monoculture of young pines that are all the same age and are planted in rows a fixed distance apart.
• C)reduce the use of insecticides and fungicides as managed forests are at less susceptible to disease and damage from insect pests.
• D)increase forest diversity because managed forests offer a lot of one kind of food, and thus can support a larger variety of organisms than typically found in natural forests.

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Definitions:

Crest

In anatomy, a crest refers to a prominent ridge or raised surface on the skeleton.

Foramen

An opening or hole in a bone or between body cavities that allows the passage of nerves or blood vessels.

Medullary Cavity

The central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (fat) is stored.

Bone-Forming Cells

Cells known as osteoblasts that are responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone during both initial bone formation and later bone remodeling.