Forensic Entomology Overview

Forensic Entomology Overview

Part 1

Multiple Choice

Identification of human remains can be done by using DNA found in the crop of the maggots feeding on the body.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Name the 3 body segments of an insect. (check all that apply)

• head

• trunk

• thorax

• abdomen

• tail

Multiple Choice

A person that studies or is an expert in the branch of zoology concerned with insects is called a(an)

• immunologist

• anthropologist

• entomologist

• virologist

Multiple Choice

One of the earliest cases to use insect evidence to solve a crime was described by Sung Tz'u in The Washing Away of Wrongs in what year?

• 1412

• 1247

• 1683

• 1982

• 1776

Multiple Choice

On a decomposed body, the feeding larvae may have human tissue stored in their crops that can analyzed to determine

• Whether the body was moved after death

• whether the deceased was exposed to either toxic chemicals or recreational drugs

• whether the body was covered, buried, or submerged in water

• whether the deceased was restrained while alive

Multiple Choice

An entomologist may be called to testify in court.

• Ture

• False

Multiple Choice

The presence of insects may indicate the location of a body

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Insect parts collected from the windshield or radiator of a suspect's car may contribute vital information about the suspect.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Insect stings to the driver is the top reason for car collisions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The decomposition stages of the body are fresh, bloated, decay, active decay, and dry decay.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Species succession may provide clues for investigators. Which one of the following statements is false

• Some species of insects prefer to feed on a fresh corpse

• Some species of insects prefer to feed on a corpse that has been dead for two weeks.

• Some insect species on a corpse are there to prey upon the insects feeding on that corpse.

• After 75 days there will be no insects left on a corpse

Multiple Choice

Factors such as weather, (temperature, precipitation) or presence of other insects, drugs, or poisons can affect PMI estimations using insect evidence

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Several universities, such as the University of Tennessee, do research on decomposing bodies to help forensic investigations.

• True

• False