FB FOREST REVIEW SHEET
Readings
Chapter 14 Forests
“The Woods” – from Water: A Natural History
“High & Dry” – from Natural History
“Goodwood” – from Audubon
“The Paper Chase” – Audubon
Objectives
1. You should be familiar with the general structure and function of a plant, and be able to relate the reactants and products of photosynthesis to specific plant structures.
2. You should be familiar with the general structure of a temperate deciduous forest, as well as how temperature, humidity, and light intensity vary daily and seasonally through the layers of a forest.
3. You should be familiar with the processes by which water is transported through a plant from root to leaf, as well as the names of major plant parts involved in the transport of water.
4. You should be familiar with factors that effect the transpiration rate in plants, as well as how transpiration sets limits on the growth of a plant.
5. You should be familiar with the two manners of growth in woody plants, and have more specific knowledge of the lateral growth in association with annual growth rings.
6. You should be familiar with the four general shapes of leaf as well as the four major categories of leaf margins.
7. You should be familiar with the point-quarter method for taking measurements on forest trees, as well as the calculations used to determine tree density, dominance (basal area), and frequency.
8. You should be familiar with Native American and European views and uses of the forest.
9. You should be familiar with the relationships between automotive combustion, tree growth, and the carbon cycle, and be able to complete general calculations and make general conclusions about your life in relation to this cycle.
10. You should be familiar with recent forestry practices that promote the sustainable management and use of forests.
Vocabulary
temperatedeciduouscanopyunderstory
shrub layerground layertreessaplings
old-growth forestsecondary growth foresttemperaturehumidity
light intensityrootstrunkleaves
water absorptionwater transportroot hairsepidermis
cortexendodermiscasparian stripvascular cylinder
xylemphloemactive transportosmosis
capillaritycohesionadhesiontranspiration pull
stomataplant heightcylinderLeonardo’s Rule
woody plantsplant growthprimary growthlengthening
apical meristemsecondary growthlateral growthwidth
vascular cambiumcorkheartwoodsapwood
early woodlate woodannual growth rings leaf shape
simplecompoundpalmate compoundpinnate compound
bipinnate compoundmarginentireserrate
cleftlobedfiretranscendentalism
national park systemtree densitytree dominance basal area
tree frequencypoint-quarter methodphotosynthesis carbon dioxide
watersunlightoxygensugar
carbohydratesC6H12O6cellulosecarbon cycle
respirationcombustionfossil fuelsgreenhouse gas
greenhouse effectglobal warmingwood certificationsustainable forestry
tree harvestingpaper productionrecyclinglignin
select cutclear cutlumberagriculture
miningdevelopment