ENADE — Engenharia Florestal

Brazil · INEP / MEC · professional · unverified source

27practice questions written to this syllabus
4subjects

Format

Unverified for forestry. ENADE papers have a general-education component (25%) and a course-specific component (75%) in about 4 hours.

Sections

Over the years

Unverified for this course: the ENADE structure is verified for other courses in Laisha's tracks. A programme evaluation, not a licence; Brazilian forestry engineers register with CREA/CONFEA without an exam.

Official source: https://www.gov.br/inep/pt-br/areas-de-atuacao/avaliacao-e-exames-educacionais/enade/provas-e-gabaritos

Subjects this exam draws on

Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests3 questionsTree Physiology7 questionsForest Soils & Soil Conservation5 questionsVegetative Propagation & Forest Biotechnology12 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. More than half of the world's forest area is found in five countries. Which group is correct?

  1. Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo, Peru, Australia
  2. Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, United States, China
  3. Russian Federation, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Canada
  4. Canada, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, United States
Answer and working

B. Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, United States, China

FRA 2020 names Russia, Brazil, Canada, the United States and China. DR Congo, Australia, Indonesia and Peru are among the next largest.

Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests · Extent, distribution and change of the world's forests (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment)

2. Early pine plantations in regions with no native pines often failed until soil from established pine stands was added. Why?

  1. The added soil supplied extra nitrogen-fixing rhizobia
  2. The added soil raised the pH above neutral
  3. The added soil killed root pathogens by acidification
  4. The added soil introduced ectomycorrhizal fungi
Answer and working

D. The added soil introduced ectomycorrhizal fungi

Pines depend on ectomycorrhizal fungi absent from soils without ECM hosts; nursery inoculation became standard.

Tree Physiology · Mineral nutrition and mycorrhizae

3. Why do forest floors rarely accumulate in lowland tropical rainforests?

  1. Litterfall in rainforests is lower than in boreal forests
  2. Termites carry all litter into deep subsoil horizons
  3. Rain often washes litter into streams before it decomposes
  4. Decomposition is so fast that k often exceeds 1 per year
Answer and working

D. Decomposition is so fast that k often exceeds 1 per year

Warm, moist conditions give k > 1; rainforest litterfall is in fact high.

Forest Soils & Soil Conservation · Forest floor: litter, humus forms (mor, moder, mull)

4. Green budding of rubber trees uses which budding method?

  1. Patch budding
  2. T-budding
  3. Chip budding
  4. Whip grafting
Answer and working

A. Patch budding

A rectangular bark patch with a bud replaces a patch on the stock; it suits thick-barked trees.

Vegetative Propagation & Forest Biotechnology · Grafting and budding techniques

5. Containers with vertical ribs and open bases are used for clonal plants to:

  1. Increase the volume of medium
  2. Allow cuttings to be reused
  3. Prevent root spiralling
  4. Keep roots permanently waterlogged
Answer and working

C. Prevent root spiralling

Ribs guide roots downward and air at the base prunes them, avoiding deformities.

Vegetative Propagation & Forest Biotechnology · Clonal nurseries and mini-cutting systems

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