Test | Hairs & Fibers 2025

Front

What can a forensic scientist determine by looking at hair through a microscope?

Back

Scale Type, Medulla type, Shape

Front

Which part of the hair has scales on it? Options: Cortex, Medulla, Cuticle, Hair doesn't have scales

Back

Cuticle

Front

Pigment granules that give hair color are found in the: Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle, Medulla and Cortex

Back

Cortex

Front

What is the medullary index for a human hair?

Back

generally less than 1/3

Front

The following medullary pattern is called: fragmented, continuous, interrupted/intermittent, There is no medulla present - absent

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continuous

Front

Is this hair from an animal or human?

Back

Animal

Front

If a hair contains DNA what kind of evidence does it become?

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Individual Evidence

Front

Fibers are classified as either: natural fibers or synthetic fibers.

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natural fibers or synthetic fibers.

Front

Fiber evidence is

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Class Evidence

Front

Cotton is an example of what type of fiber?

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Natural/Plant