BOTANY 205 CLASSIC FILM/VIDEO STUDY GUIDE
                       From Trees to Paper 
                           F-14     (12 m)

         
1.       Approximately how much of the land area of the United States is forested?  Do you
         think this percentage has decreased or increased in the last decade?

2.       Describe some of the products that wood pulp is used for.  How would our society
         be different if these products were unavailable.

3.       Describe the various steps involved in insuring that our forest resources are
         renewed.

4.       What characteristics determine whether or not a tree is cut for wood pulp
         purposes?

5.       Describe the various operational steps that are taken in the paper making process
         from the time trees are felled to the time the new paper is put on rolls.

6.       Describe the tests that are performed on paper products to insure good quality
         paper.

7.       Currently, there is a nationwide move toward a "paperless" society via computer
         and magnetic tape/disk storage of information.  Do you think our society can ever
         completely replace its need for wood pulp products?


         wood pulp             logging
         newsprint             trimmed
         rayon                 barked
         paper                 debarked
         cardboard             digester
         seedling              cellulose
         seeds                 fiber
         row forests           pulp wood process
         natural forests       ground wood process
         fire break            vibrator
         back fire             mechanical tests
         fire scarred          folding
         disease               bursting strength
         felled                tearing strength