Dendrology Question Set Quiz

#1. Which of these apply to white oaks compared to red oaks?

Select all that apply:

Generally sweet (not bitter) fruits

Bristle-tipped lobes

Bitter fruits because of tannic acid

Acorns take 2 years to mature

Bluntly lobed

Acorns mature 1 year after flowering

#2. What specialized growths are found on oaks, and what are they used for (because of the high tannin concentration)

Bulbs; used for making ink

Bulbs: used for wine

Galls; used for making ink

Galls; used for wine

#3. What's a type of hickory nut you'd find in the store?

Pecans

Pistachios

Hazelnuts

Almonds

#4. What ancient myth is used to describe the color of the redbud flowers?

Persephone dyed the white flowers of the redbud tree with pomegrantes from the underworld.

The flowers were initially white but turned pink from embarassment when Judas hung himself in the tree.

The flowers started off red when it appeared during the night, but the sun faded the flowers each morning.

#5. Why isn't the name of the redbud tree isn't quite right? How are the flowers colored and arranged on the tree?

The name describes the flowers of the tree well. They are pink-purple and flower abundantly all over the tree.

The flowers aren't very conspicuous or red. They are white and appear infrequently on the tree.

The name describes the flowers of the tree well. They are white and appear infrequently on the tree.

The flowers aren't very conspicuous or red. They are pink-purple and flower abundantly all over the tree.

#6. How much maple sap is required for 1 gallon of syrup? When is this sap produced most abundantly?

1 gallon during late winter thaws.

40 gallons during late winter thaws.

1 gallon during summer heat.

40 gallons during summer heat.

#7. What is interesting about box-elder maple leaves?

They have pinnately compound leaves like an ash

They have palmately compound leaves like a buckeye

Their leaves are square shaped like a box

They have no leaves at all

#8. Why is hickory wood useful?

The wood is soft and good for basket weaving.

The wood is hard and can withstand shocks, so it is used for axe handles and wheel spokes.

It isn't. No one uses hickory wood.

The wood smells foul and is burned to deter rodents.

#9. What threatens ash trees, and what is being done?

Ash trees are fine. There are no threats to them.

Emerald Ash Borer threatens ash trees, so no beetles are allowed in the state of Ohio.

Beavers are cutting down all the ash trees, so transporting firewood is prohibitted and scientists are researching natural enemies of the beaver.

Emerald Ash Borer threatens ash trees, so transporting firewood is prohibitted and scientists are researching natural enemies of the beetle.

#10. How can you distinguish an Ohio Buckeye and a Yellow Buckey

The leaves of an Ohio Buckeye are shaped like Ohio.

Ohio buckeye twigs smell skunky and its fruits are spiny. Yellow buckeye twigs are not stinky and the fruits are smooth.

They look exactly alike

Yellow buckeye leaves are yellow and smell stinky. Ohio buckeye leaves are green and smell sweet..

#11. Why were there surveys to find Black Walnut during WWI?

The wood was good for making airplane propellors and gunstocks.

The fruits were used to feed soldiers.

The fruits made good ammunition.

The wood was good for pressing uniforms.

#12. What ecological effect do black walnut roots produce?

myopathy: the roots deteriorate muscles

allelopathy: roots produce chemicals that harm nearby plants

apathy: the roots just don't care where they go

nitrification: the roots reduce nitrogen in the soil

#13. What was a former use of the inner bark of Dogwood?

It was a substitute for quinine (a malaria treatment)

It was used to write letters on

It was used to wrap around wounds

#14. Why are black ashes useful even though they are less strong than other ashes?

Black ash is used to make baskets.

Black ash is used to make baseball bats.

Black ash has no uses.

Black ash is used to make black dye.

#15. How would a buckeye tree aid in the wild...though would be against many game laws?

Buckeyes can be rolled on the skin to protect from bug bites.

Buckeyes stirred in a pond might poison fish, allowing them to float to the top to eat.

Buckeyes make a good fire starter and produce long-lasting flames.

#16. What is the habitat of flowering dogwood

In the understory, in the woods beneath other trees

In the middle of fields spread apart from other trees

In swampy areas along water edges

In the overstory, towering above other trees

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