FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2015/2016 SESSION
CSC 211 – PRINCIPAL OF FORESTRY
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in each of the sections
Time: 3hours
SECTION A
1. Describe five of forestry based on their origins
2. Explain the following off-road transport system in the tree falling and log transportation
a. Ground skidding
b. Cable yarding
c. High lead yarding
3. a) Briefly describe the following terms in relation to a tree falling and forest preservation
i. landing
ii. crossing
iii. poaching
b) List two tools used for a tree falling.
c) List three forest crops you know, highlighting either their common or botanical names
SECTION B
4. State the law of the forest
5. List any four (4) causes of forest degradation.
6. Outline any five (5) Management option practices you would suggest for adoption, to ensure sustainable utilization and preservation of plant and animal species in the forest.
7. All the plants and animals in the forest ecosystem are in intense competition with each other, yet they are all interdependent (Discuss).
8. List any four (4) main divisions of the plant kingdom.
9. Outline any four (4) characteristics of a woody plant.
10. What is the main source of tannin in Nigeria?
SECTION C
11. a) Define the term “Afforestation”
b) Outline any four (4) benefits of agroforestry practice.
12. a) Using a comparison chart; distinguish between Hardwood and Softwood in timber production.
b) List any four (4) non-timber forest production (NTFPs)
13. a) What is a natural resource?
b) Explain the two categories of natural resources and give three (3) examples of each.
c) Eefine the term “Silviculture”
