Question

1) Which of the below is NOT true?

A) A single hurricane can blow over 10% of the carbon sequestered by all US forests in a single year.

B) A managed forest can have a substantially greater carbon sequestration rate than an unmanaged forest.

C) Oak /Hickory forests have more carbon stored within them (carbon stocks) than Pine forests do.

D) Climate change may disrupt predator-prey relationships and this may lead to insect and/or disease outbreaks in forest ecosystems.

E) Species richness typically increases with increasing temperature

2) Which of the below is NOT true?

A) In the NE United States, the industrial sector releases the greatest amounts of CO2.

B) Silviculture is the art and science of managing forests

C) Resiliency of a forest involves its ability to regain normal function after a disturbance

D) Forest managers should plan on cultivating mixed species stands instead of single species stands

E) Currently, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere is greater than 380 ppm

3) Which of the below is NOT a negative aspect of plantation farming of trees?

A) very little carbon sequestration occurs

B) low forest resiliency

C) watershed health may be threatened

D) low biodiversity