Arborist Exam Questions and Answers: Tree Health and Maintenance, Exams of Nursing

A series of questions and answers related to arboriculture, focusing on tree health, maintenance, and problem-solving. It covers topics such as allelochemicals, plant health care programs, insecticide application, resource allocation in trees, and identifying tree problems. Additionally, it addresses wood density, decay resistance, storm damage, soil composition, nutrient deficiencies, and proper tree planting techniques. This resource is valuable for students and professionals in arboriculture, urban forestry, and related fields, offering practical insights into tree care and management.

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Arborist || Test || questions || with || verified || detailed || answers
Trees || can || produce || natural || chemicals || that || can || have || toxic || or || deterrent || effects || on || other ||
plants || and || insects. || Those || chemicals || are || called: || - || ✔✔Allelochemicals
The || key || to || any || good || Plant || Health || Care || program || is: || - || ✔✔Monitoring || the || plants || and ||
growing || conditions
An || insecticide || that || is || trans || located || throughout || the || host || plant || is: || - || ✔✔Systemic
The || process || by || which || a || tree || budgets || its || resources || is || called: || - || ✔✔Resource || allocation
Tree || problems || that || require || costly || intervention || on || a || regular || basis || may || indicate: || - || ✔✔Tree
|| removal || and || replacement
The || distance || from || the || terminal || bud || of || a || branch || back || to || the || previous || years || bud || scar ||
indicates || all || but || which || of || the || following: || - || ✔✔Tree || Species
Different || tree || species || produce || wood || of || different || densities. || It || is || a || fact || that || the || denser || the ||
wood || the || stronger || the || wood || is || at || resisting || storm || damage: || - || ✔✔True
Black || Locust, || eastern || red || cedar || and || osage || orange || are || used || for || fence || posts || because || they ||
are || decay || resistant. || Therefore || conks || and || mushrooms || are || not || a || significant || structural || sign ||
or || decay || on || these || species: || - || ✔✔True
When || a || side || branch || has || been || torn || off || by || a || storm || the || remaining || limb || is || just || slightly || more
|| at || risk || of || failure: || - || ✔✔True
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Trees || can || produce || natural || chemicals || that || can || have || toxic || or || deterrent || effects || on || other || plants || and || insects. || Those || chemicals || are || called: || - || ✔✔Allelochemicals The || key || to || any || good || Plant || Health || Care || program || is: || - || ✔✔Monitoring || the || plants || and || growing || conditions An || insecticide || that || is || trans || located || throughout || the || host || plant || is: || - || ✔✔Systemic The || process || by || which || a || tree || budgets || its || resources || is || called: || - || ✔✔Resource || allocation Tree || problems || that || require || costly || intervention || on || a || regular || basis || may || indicate: || - || ✔✔Tree || removal || and || replacement The || distance || from || the || terminal || bud || of || a || branch || back || to || the || previous || years || bud || scar || indicates || all || but || which || of || the || following: || - || ✔✔Tree || Species Different || tree || species || produce || wood || of || different || densities. || It || is || a || fact || that || the || denser || the || wood || the || stronger || the || wood || is || at || resisting || storm || damage: || - || ✔✔True Black || Locust, || eastern || red || cedar || and || osage || orange || are || used || for || fence || posts || because || they || are || decay || resistant. || Therefore || conks || and || mushrooms || are || not || a || significant || structural || sign || or || decay || on || these || species: || - || ✔✔True When || a || side || branch || has || been || torn || off || by || a || storm || the || remaining || limb || is || just || slightly || more || at || risk || of || failure: || - || ✔✔True

A || well || callused || 3 || inch || squirrel || hole || is || NOT || likely || to || be || a || sign || of || structural || decay: || - || ✔✔False Researchers || say || that || the || pattern || of || root || development || int || he || soil || is || like || spokes || on || a || wheel. || When || a || large || tree || has || grown || in || the || 6ft || range || space || between || the || curb || and || sidewalk || this || symmetrical || pattern || is || changed || significantly || due || to || the: || - || ✔✔Urban || Soil Dead || branches || larger || than || ( || )in || in || diameter || on || the || street || are || a || hazard || risk || and || should || be || pruned || off || - || ✔✔1in Which || defect || is || usually || more || serious? || - || ✔✔An || old || lightning || strike Included || bark || - || ✔✔Is || bark || caught || between || two || enlarging || branches Which || is || the || acceptable || reason || for || over || pruning || a || large || tree? || - || ✔✔To || reduce || the || height || of || the || tree || with || a || structural || defect Which || is || the || LEAST || sign || of || structural || decay? || - || ✔✔Open || wounds || on || the || stem One || of || the || BEST || signs || of || tree || decay || is/are: || - || ✔✔The || presence || of || fruiting || bodies || on || the || trunk Co-dominant || stems || with || included || bark: || - || ✔✔Can || often || be || a || point || of || failure Most || experts || agree || that || the || threshold || of______% || strength || loss || of || sound || trunk || wood || due || to || decay || requires || that || some || action || be || taken. || - || ✔✔30-35% While || inspecting || a || given || tree || on || a || clients || property || you || notice || a || different || tree || that || is || a || safety || risk. || You || should || - || ✔✔Inform || the || client || both || verbally || and || in || writing

Soil || parent || material || is || made || of: || - || ✔✔Very || small || rocks || and || half || organic || matter When || soil || pH || goes || up, || which || micronutrients || become || less || available || to || the || tree? || - || ✔✔Phosphorous, || copper, || magnesium Reasons || for || watering || trees || at || the || time || of || planting || include || all || of || the || following || EXECPT: || - || ✔✔Keeps || the || roots || deep || in || the || soil In || normal || practice || newly || planted || tree || should: || - || ✔✔Not || be || fertilized What || causes || urban || soils || to || be || compacted? || - || ✔✔All || of || the || above Which || of || the || following || soil || particles || has || the || smallest || size? || - || ✔✔Clay Which || nutrient || tends || to || be || least || soluble, || and || therefore || lest || likely || to || move || through || the || soil? || - || ✔✔Phosphorous A || 50lb || bag || of || 20-10-5 || fertilizer || has: || - || ✔✔10lbs || nitrogen, || 5lbs || phosphorous, || 2 || 1/2lbs || potassium When || looking || for || symptoms || of || nutrient || deficiency, || what || is || the || most || important || thought || to || keep || in || mind? || - || ✔✔What || kind || of || soil || the || tree || is || growing || in Organic || matter || decomposition || is || brought || about || by || all || of || the || following || EXCEPT: || - || ✔✔Root || development Which || construction || activity || done || within || the || drip || line || of || a || tree || will || do || the || LEAST || damage || to || the || tree? || - || ✔✔Spreading || 3in || of || mulch || within || the || drip || line || of || the || tree

What || is || the || best || type || of || soil || to || use || for || backfill || around || newly || planted || trees? || - || ✔✔Same || soil || that || was || dug || out || of || the || hole Soil || compaction || results || in || all || of || the || following || EXCEPT: || - || ✔✔An || increase || in || surface || water || run || off Various || forms || of || iron || are || added || to || pin || oak || trees || to || help || overcome: || - || ✔✔Disease || attack A || young || tree || with || a || girdling || root || might || be || saved || by: || - || ✔✔Cutting || the || girdling || root Water || is || necessary || for || the || absorption || of || nutrients || from || the || soil. || - || ✔✔TRUE Fertilizer || spread || on || the || surface || of || the || soil || does || not || have || to || move || deep || (12" || to || 18") || into || the || soil || to || be || available || to || the || roots. || - || ✔✔True The || presence || of || "sewer || type" || odors || when || digging || is || a || symptom || for || poor || soil || aeration. || - || ✔✔TRUE Trees || that || are || properly || mulched || will || survive || better || in || a || landscape. || - || ✔✔TRUE How || does || carbon || dioxide || enter || the || plant? || - || ✔✔Leaves || and || roots During || the || normal || daytime || function || of || s || leaf, || water || vapor || and______ || leave || the || leaf. || - || ✔✔Oxygen Current || year || leaves || come || from || buds || formed || in || the: || - || ✔✔Fall || of || the || previous || year

The || main || food || manufacturing || organs || of || a || tree || are: || - || ✔✔Leaves Which || of || the || following || is || NOT || a || growing || region || is || a || tree? || - || ✔✔Cambium What || conductive || tissue || is || found || just || outside || the || cambium || that || carries || food || to || the || roots? ||

  • || ✔✔Phloem The || absorptive || capacity || of || the || tree || roots || can || be || increased || 100 || times || if_____ || is/are || present || in || the || soil. || - || ✔✔Earthworms The || green || substance || in || leaves || that || carries || on || photosynthesis || is: || - || ✔✔Chlorophyll Which || of || the || following || tree || parts || do || not || originate || from || buds? || - || ✔✔Roots Tree || roots || are || attracted || to || grow || toward: || - || ✔✔Water Tree || uses || more || water || during || the || day || than || at || night || because || day || is || when || - || ✔✔Photosynthesis || occurs All || trees || have || flowers. || - || ✔✔True Mycorrhizae || are || generally || distributed || throughout || the || fine || root || system. || - || ✔✔True An || indicator || of || tree || health || is || the || length || of || annual || terminal || growth. || - || ✔✔True

In || a || large || front || yard || (60x100ft), || the || roots || of || a || large || tree || may || occupy || the || entire || front || yard || as || well || as || grow || into || the || neighbors || property. || - || ✔✔True Roots || grow || parallel || to || the || soil || surface || so || that || trees || on || slopes || have || sloping || root || systems. || - || ✔✔True Tree || roots || need || water, || oxygen || and || nutrients || to || grow. || - || ✔✔True A || part || of || the || cause || of || winter || burn || on || evergreen || is: || - || ✔✔Frozen || soil If || the || symptoms || are || irregular || holes || in || the || leaves || and || broken || or || bruised || spots || on || twigs, || the || problem || is: || - || ✔✔Hail || damage Injury || to || trees || and || other || vegetation || by || chemicals || often || will || develop || in || what || shaped || pattern || from || the || source? || - || ✔✔Source An || insect || control || program || which || introduces || disease || causing || bacteria || or || nematodes || in || the || midst || of || the || insects || is || an || example || of: || - || ✔✔Biological || control Prevention || of || injury || from || wood || boring || insects || is || best || obtained || by: || - || ✔✔Keeping || the || tree || healthy In || what || section || of || the || tree || is || borer || damage || most || serious? || - || ✔✔Inner || Bark Anthracnose || disease: || - || ✔✔Are || common || in || years || with || cool, || wet || springs Apple || scab: || - || ✔✔Causes || more || defoliation || in || dry || years

Spruce || spider || mites: || - || ✔✔All || of || the || above Zimmerman || pine || moths: || - || ✔✔Create || pitch || (resin) || masses || on || the || trunk Which || group || of || insects || typically || causes || the || most || severe || damage || to || trees? || - || ✔✔Borers Which || insect || below || could || be || controlled || by || the || commonly || available || form || of || Bacillus || thuringiensis? || - || ✔✔Fall || webworm Which || disease || below || can || easily || be || spread || by || using || chips || from || diseased || trees? || - || ✔✔Verticillium || wilt What || condition || can || lead || to || outbreaks || of || insect || pests? || - || ✔✔All || of || the || above Signs || of || emerald || ash || borer || include: || - || ✔✔A || and || c Trunk || injection || treatments: || - || ✔✔Can || reduce || the || risk || of || pesticide || exposure || to || people, || pets, || and || wildlife Pesticide || drift: || - || ✔✔All || of || the || above When || removing || a || branch, || the || 3 || cut || method: || - || ✔✔Prevents || tearing || of || the || bark When || pruning || for || clearance, || Shigos || 90-3-90 || rule || says || - || ✔✔90% || of || the || trees || crown || can || be || removed || with || three || cuts

The || most || correct || wound || treatment || is: || - || ✔✔Use || wound || dressing The || "notch" || is || used || in || felling || a || tree || to: || - || ✔✔Control || the || direction || of || fall Undercutting || is || important || in || removing || large || limbs || because: || - || ✔✔It || prevents || the || tearing || of || the || bark Identify || the || INCORRECT || statement. || A || speed || line... || - || ✔✔Has || no || effect || on || the || trees || shaking || when || a || large || limb || is || cut || off The || most || important || of || all || tree || maintenance || practices || is: || - || ✔✔Pruning Indicators || of || a || weak || branch || crotch || are || all || of || the || following || EXCEPT: || - || ✔✔Both || limbs || are || the || same || size When || selecting || the || top || crotch || in || which || to || tie || your || climbing || rope || for || trimming, || you || should: || - || ✔✔Choose || a || branch || near || the || center || of || the || crown The || back || cut || should || end || up______ || than || the || back || line || of || the || crotch || - || ✔✔0" || to || 3" || higher When || pruning || a || newly || planted || tree, || you || should: || - || ✔✔Remove || broken || or || crossing || branches When || removing || a || dead || branch || stub || that || has || a || collar || of || live || wood || , || you || should: || - || ✔✔Cut || at || the || outer || edge || of || the || collar When || attaching || a || small || diameter || rope || to || a || larger || diameter || rope, || which || knot || should || be || used? || - || ✔✔Sheet || bend