Dendrology Question Set Quiz

#1. 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.

#2. Why is hickory wood useful?

The wood smells foul and is burned to deter rodents.

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 is soft and good for basket weaving.

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

Select all that apply:

Bitter fruits because of tannic acid

Bluntly lobed

Acorns take 2 years to mature

Generally sweet (not bitter) fruits

Acorns mature 1 year after flowering

Bristle-tipped lobes

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

1 gallon during summer heat.

1 gallon during late winter thaws.

40 gallons during summer heat.

40 gallons during late winter thaws.

#8. What is the habitat of flowering dogwood

In the middle of fields spread apart from other trees

In the understory, in the woods beneath other trees

In swampy areas along water edges

In the overstory, towering above other trees

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

Galls; used for making ink

Bulbs: used for wine

Galls; used for wine

Bulbs; used for making ink

#10. Why isn't the name of the redbud tree isn't quite right? How are the flowers colored and arranged on 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 pink-purple and flower abundantly all over the tree.

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

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

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

Pistachios

Almonds

Pecans

Hazelnuts

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

They have pinnately compound leaves like an ash

They have palmately compound leaves like a buckeye

They have no leaves at all

Their leaves are square shaped like a box

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

Black ash is used to make baskets.

Black ash has no uses.

Black ash is used to make black dye.

Black ash is used to make baseball bats.

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

It was used to wrap around wounds

It was used to write letters on

It was a substitute for quinine (a malaria treatment)

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

The wood was good for pressing uniforms.

The wood was good for making airplane propellors and gunstocks.

The fruits made good ammunition.

The fruits were used to feed soldiers.

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

nitrification: the roots reduce nitrogen in the soil

allelopathy: roots produce chemicals that harm nearby plants

myopathy: the roots deteriorate muscles

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

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