{"id":20835,"date":"2016-02-03T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy?page_id=20835"},"modified":"2026-05-18T08:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:33:46","slug":"certified-arborist-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/certified-arborist-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified Arborist®<\/sup> Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Certified Arborist®<\/sup> exam is administered by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) to assess your knowledge and skills in the field of arboriculture.<\/p>\n

Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free Certified Arborist practice test!<\/p>\n

\nCertified Arborist Online Course<\/a>
\nCertified Arborist Study Guide<\/a>
\nCertified Arborist Flashcards<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>Exam Eligibility<\/h2>\n

In order to apply to become a Certified Arborist, you must fulfill at least one of the following requirements:<\/p>\n

\nExperience<\/strong>
\nYou must have at least three years of full-time experience in arboriculture. Some of the many eligible duties include cabling and bracing, fertilization, pruning, and the diagnosis and treatment of tree problems. Example employers include municipalities, landscape companies, tree care companies, and nurseries.<\/p>\n

You can submit supervised volunteer work, as long as you can provide documentation showing the hours worked and responsibilities. To validate work experience, you must submit a letter of reference from previous or current employers. If you are self-employed, you must submit three letters of reference.<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nYou may fulfill the eligibility requirements by completing a university-accredited degree program with additional practical experience in arboriculture or by completing an assessment-based certificate program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>Certified Arborist Exam Outline<\/h2>\n

The Certified Arborist exam contains 200 multiple-choice questions, and you will have 3.5 hours to complete the exam.<\/p>\n

The questions are split into ten domains. Each domain contains multiple tasks, and each task contains a set of knowledge-based and skills-based areas.<\/p>\n

\n1. Tree Biology (11%)<\/summary>\n
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TASK A:<\/strong>
\nRecommend and specify tree work based on knowledge of tree anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology.<\/p>\n

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\nKnowledge<\/summary>\n