ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) — Practice Exam
Inventory and management plans: practice questions
Our ISA Board Certified Master Arborist bank has 15 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
How can total maintenance costs be projected from inventory data, per the USDA Forest Service?
- By counting customer complaints and multiplying by ten
- By tree height alone
- Average cost per tree for each action multiplied by the number of trees needing it
- By counting customer complaints and multiplying by the average cost per call
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C. Average cost per tree for each action multiplied by the number of trees needing it — Inventory data identifies removals, pruning and replanting needs.
Question 2
What should a tree protection plan for construction include first, per the USDA Forest Service?
- Removing all trees before planning starts, so the design is not constrained
- Marking construction zone boundaries and inventorying trees on the site
- Planting new trees first
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B. Marking construction zone boundaries and inventorying trees on the site — Then train crews, design the site, select and protect trees.
Question 3
Which inventory types does the BCMA outline list?
- Sample, partial, complete, periodic and continuous
- Public and private only
- Big, medium and small, based on the community's population and budget
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A. Sample, partial, complete, periodic and continuous — Domain 15, Task 1.