Forensics Final Exam - Part 2

Can maternal DNA be traced using mitochondrial DNA?

• Yes

• No

Can the sex of an individual be determined using karyotyping?

• Yes

• No

The genetic code in a DNA molecule is found

• In the sequence of nitrogenous bases

• In the sugar-phosphate groups

• In the introns

• In the STRs

What is the liquid portion of the blood?

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Cytosol

• Plasma

What is a quick visual indication of the presence of blood (or other substance)?

• Presumptive test

• Confirmatory test

• Hypothesis

• Toxicology

What is the process of using specific antibodies to identify biological samples?

• Centrifugation

• Immunoassay

• Electrophoresis

• Viscosity

Which describes the residue of blood droplets, flows, and pools formed solely under the control of gravity (from wound or blood dripping off objects and weapons)?

• Passive blood stains

• Active blood stains

• Transfer blood stains

• Cast off

What do perfectly round blood stains indicate?

• The person was not moving

• The person was running

• The person was stabbed

• The blood came from a non-human animal

What are ridges that begin at one side of the fingerprint and run completely to the other side without a backwards turn

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

What are ridges that enter on one side of fingerprint then curve backwards to exit on the same side they entered?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

• Delta

• Core