COPY: Ecology and Forest Classification Quiz

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Which of the following types of forests is not included in tropical moist forests?

Wet evergreen forests

Moist deciduous forests

Semi-evergreen forests

Broadleaved forests (correct)

What type of value is derived from the knowledge of use of resources by others in the current generation?

Indirect value

Existence value

Bequest value (correct)

Option value

What is the criterion for an area to be recorded as a forest in the Government record?

Type of vegetation

Location

Land use

Ownership (correct)

What is the definition of forests according to FAO?

A plant community, predominantly comprised of trees and other woody vegetation Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of iron in plant nutrition?

Macronutrient Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a consumptive value?

Existence value Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the practice of cultivating forest crops?

Silviculture Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the term 'forest'?

Latin foris meaning outside Signup and view all the answers

What type of climax is exemplified by the disturbance of cattle near Tindni village?

Catastrophic climax Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a type of forest found in India?

Mediterranean dry Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of pioneer species?

Ability to grow on bare rocks Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between plane surveying and geodetic surveying?

The area of application Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a sampling procedure where each possible combination of sampling units has the same chance of being selected?

Simple random sampling Signup and view all the answers

What type of light does Bathymetric LiDAR use?

Near infrared light Signup and view all the answers

What does IMU stand for?

Inertial measurement unit Signup and view all the answers

If the time of flight for LiDAR is 0.1 sec, what is the distance of the object from the instrument?

1000 m Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, what is the relationship between the trap and capturing a monkey?

The trap is not a weapon and capturing is hunting. Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of life history and general features of forest classes with respect to environmental factors called?

Foresticultura Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for primary productivity?

APAR X LUE Signup and view all the answers

What type of climax is caused by wildfires?

Disclimax Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a type of soil?

Regur Signup and view all the answers

What is Carbonation an example of?

Physical weathering Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'C' in soil profile refer to?

Organic surface layer Signup and view all the answers

What is the reference point for the base of the cylinder in determining the absolute form factor?

Tree breast height Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between diameter over bark (dob), diameter under bark (dub), and bark thickness (tb)?

dob = dub + tb Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a girth tape is used to measure the sectional area of a non-circular cross-section?

It under-estimates the sectional area Signup and view all the answers

What is the basal area of a tree with a dbh of 25 cm?

0.196 Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'accuracy' refer to in the context of measurement?

How close the measured values are to the correct value Signup and view all the answers

What type of sampling is described as 'selecting every k-th unit starting with a number chosen at random from 1 to k'?

Systematic sampling Signup and view all the answers