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How tall is that tree?
Do you know Ms. Offerdahl
100
This is the top layer of soil that contains the most organic matter and nutrients.
What is O horizon (topsoil)?
100
This term describes how many individuals animals live in a certain area, such as "deer per square mile."
What is population density?
100
Water, soil, and sunlight are all examples of these.
What are renewable resources?
100
In forestry, this practice involves measuring tree height, trunk diameter, and estimating wood volume in a forest stand.
What is timber cruising?
100
What is Ms. Offerdahl's favorite pop?
What is Dr. Pepper?
200
This is the general term for the vertical section of soil that shows all its layers.
What is a soil profile?
200
This is the largest number of animals an environment can support without harming resources or the ecosystem.
What is carrying capacity?
200
This black, carbon-rich rock is burned for energy but contributes to air pollution.
What is coal?
200
This tool, often used in timber cruising, helps foresters measure the diameter of a tree at breast height.
What is a diameter tape?
200
What is Ms. Offerdahl's favorite bubbler flavor?
What is twisted elixr?
300
The layers that make up a soil profile are called this.
What are soil horizons?
300
Name this fish.
What is a eelpout or burbot?
300
A resource that cannot be replaced on a human timescale, like oil or natural gas.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
300
How many feet are in one chain?
What is 66 feet?
300
What color car does Ms. Offerdahl drive?
What is the color black?
400
Known as the "subsoil," this horizon often contains clay, iron, and minerals that have leached down from above.
What is the B horizon?
400
This scientific practice manages wildlife populations and habitats to maintain healthy ecosystems and sustainable species numbers.
What is the wildlife management?
400
What natural resource covers 70% of the Earth?
What is water?
400
In tree measurement, "DBH" stand for this common forestry term.
What is diameter at breast height?
400
What is Ms. Offerdahl's puppies name?
What is Forrest?
500
This horizon, found below the subsoil, is made mostly of partially weathered rock and is the transition to solid bedrock.
What is the C horizon?
500
This large North American predator was once nearly extinct due to habitat loss and hunting, but has made a comeback through careful wildlife management.
What is the gray wolf?
500
This process converts wind energy into electrical power using turbines.
What is wind energy or wind power?
500
A tree with leaves made up of multiple leaflets attached to one stalk - like an ash or black walnut - has this type of leaf.
What is a compound leaf?
500
What FFA contest did Ms. Offerdahl compete in?
What is forestry?