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Ski Patrol OEC Certification Test Practice Questions
and Answers Exam Prep / Outdoor Emergency Care
OCE Exam Test Bank 2 with 400 Practice Questions
and Correct Verified Answers
One way to determine how good the drainage is in a
potential planting area is to:
A. Test the soil pH
B. Use an air excavation device to loosen the soil
C. Perform a water percolation test
D. Any of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ C. Perform a water
percolation test
The major water-conducting cells in angiosperms are the:
A. Tracheids
B. Fibers
C. Parenchyma cells
D. Vessels - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. Vessels
Carbon sequestration occurs:
A. During photosynthesis
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B. As emissions from vehicles are reduced
C. As sunlight combines with air pollution
D. As wood decays - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A. During
photosynthesis
Armillaria mushrooms are often an indicator of:
A. Poor soil biology
B. Stressed trees
C. Root decay
D. All of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. All of the above
A landscape architect has designed a shaded nature walk
behind a preschool. Which of the following would not be a
good tree quality in this space?
A. Attractive fall coloring
B. Abundant fruiting
C. Broad, deciduous canopy
D. All of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B. Abundant fruiting
A spring pole refers to:
A. New growth on a tree or shrub after bud break.
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B. A pole saw or pruner used in spring, designed to
minimize damage to sloughing bark.
C. A tree trunk that has had all its branches removed.
D. A pinned branch or small tree under tension by fallen
trees. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. A pinned branch or small tree
under tension by fallen trees.
The branch collar is formed:
A. By the annual process by which tissue is layered
where the branch and stem meet
B. Only in thick-barked trees, where bark has built up
around a union
C. Only when branches die without falling, causing the
tree to start to build a collar along the dead branch
D. At the internodes, due to twig elongation -
...ANSWER...✓✓ A. By the annual process by which tissue
is layered where the branch and stem meet
When pruning a young tree, one reason to leave
temporary branches that are lower than the lowest
permanent branch is:
A. They help provide energy to the trunk.
B. They contribute to proper taper development.
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C. They provide shade to the young trunk tissue.
D. All of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. All of the above
Which pruning system is started with a series of heading
cuts, followed by annual sprout removal?
A. Pollarding
B. Topiary
C. Natural
D. Espalier - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A. Pollarding
A significant number of small, fruiting bodies along a
branch indicates:
A. Sapwood rot
B. Heartwood rot
C. Basal rot
D. White rot - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A. Sapwood rot
When felling a tree, the escape path should be:
A. At a 45-degree angle, away from the direction of fall
B. At a 45-degree angle, toward the direction of fall
C. Opposite the direction of fall
Ski Patrol OEC Certification Test Practice Questions
and Answers Exam Prep / Outdoor Emergency Care
OCE Exam Test Bank 2 with 400 Practice Questions
and Correct Verified Answers
One way to determine how good the drainage is in a
potential planting area is to:
A. Test the soil pH
B. Use an air excavation device to loosen the soil
C. Perform a water percolation test
D. Any of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ C. Perform a water
percolation test
The major water-conducting cells in angiosperms are the:
A. Tracheids
B. Fibers
C. Parenchyma cells
D. Vessels - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. Vessels
Carbon sequestration occurs:
A. During photosynthesis
,2|Page
B. As emissions from vehicles are reduced
C. As sunlight combines with air pollution
D. As wood decays - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A. During
photosynthesis
Armillaria mushrooms are often an indicator of:
A. Poor soil biology
B. Stressed trees
C. Root decay
D. All of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. All of the above
A landscape architect has designed a shaded nature walk
behind a preschool. Which of the following would not be a
good tree quality in this space?
A. Attractive fall coloring
B. Abundant fruiting
C. Broad, deciduous canopy
D. All of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B. Abundant fruiting
A spring pole refers to:
A. New growth on a tree or shrub after bud break.
,3|Page
B. A pole saw or pruner used in spring, designed to
minimize damage to sloughing bark.
C. A tree trunk that has had all its branches removed.
D. A pinned branch or small tree under tension by fallen
trees. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. A pinned branch or small tree
under tension by fallen trees.
The branch collar is formed:
A. By the annual process by which tissue is layered
where the branch and stem meet
B. Only in thick-barked trees, where bark has built up
around a union
C. Only when branches die without falling, causing the
tree to start to build a collar along the dead branch
D. At the internodes, due to twig elongation -
...ANSWER...✓✓ A. By the annual process by which tissue
is layered where the branch and stem meet
When pruning a young tree, one reason to leave
temporary branches that are lower than the lowest
permanent branch is:
A. They help provide energy to the trunk.
B. They contribute to proper taper development.
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C. They provide shade to the young trunk tissue.
D. All of the above - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D. All of the above
Which pruning system is started with a series of heading
cuts, followed by annual sprout removal?
A. Pollarding
B. Topiary
C. Natural
D. Espalier - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A. Pollarding
A significant number of small, fruiting bodies along a
branch indicates:
A. Sapwood rot
B. Heartwood rot
C. Basal rot
D. White rot - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A. Sapwood rot
When felling a tree, the escape path should be:
A. At a 45-degree angle, away from the direction of fall
B. At a 45-degree angle, toward the direction of fall
C. Opposite the direction of fall
