Forensics Benchmark #2

Stomach contents are used to determine TOD because:

• they are easy to identify
• digestion rates are the same for everyone
• digestion happens at a predictable rate
• they last forever

The body temperature of a corpse will decline until:

• 0 ^oC is reached
• The body begins to decay
• The sun goes down
• The body reaches ambient temperature

Rigor mortis:

• Comes and leaves in the same order
• Comes in one way and leaves in the opposite direction
• Doesn’t happen to everyone
• Is not influenced by environmental factors

All of the following insects are generally studied in forensic entomology except:

• flies
• beetles
• mites
• bees

Fingerprints can be classified into all of the following categories except:

• loops
• swirls
• whorls
• arches

A fingerprint left in paint would be an example of a:

• latent print
• direct print
• plastic print
• wet print

Lip prints are just as unique as fingerprints

• true
• false

The active ingredient in super glue that sticks to fingerprints is:

• Acetic acid
• Cyanoacrylate
• Sodium acetate
• Acrylic cyanide

Hair (without the root attached) is:

• individual evidence
• class evidence

Which of the following fibers is NOT flammable?

• polyester
• rayon
• wool
• cotton