Forensic Science 1st Semester Final Exam Review 2

Person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime is a(n)

• anthropologist
• accident reconstruction
• entomologist
• DNA specialists

Blood patterns created when a bloody object comes in contact with another surface, also called contact patterns

• transfer
• passive
• projectile
• plasma

Fibers that have been spun together are called:

• a yarn
• a fiber
• a textile
• a mineral fiber

Which part of the hair can be analyzed for nuclear DNA?

• follicle
• shaft
• medulla
• cuticle

Hair is considered:

• secondary evidence.
• tertiary evidence.
• class evidence.
• individual evidence.

What layer is the spongy interior core of hair that appears as a canal in the middle of the shaft?

• cortex
• cuticle
• hypodermis
• medulla

The complete set of instructions for making a human being is found where?

• DNA

• gene

• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Who documents a crime scene in detail and collect evidence?

• Police Officers
• CSI Unit
• District Attorney 
• Medical Examiner 

Who determines the preliminary cause of death?

• Medical Examiner
• District Attorney 
• CSI Unit 
• Detectives

True or False:
Forensic Pathologists can perform an autopsy.

• True
• False