Forensic Botany

The field of forensic palynology is the study of:

• polymer evidence to help solve criminal cases.

• cellulose evidence to help solve criminal cases.

• pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases.

• None of these choices.

A pollen fingerprint is the:

• number and type of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.

• number of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year

• type of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.

• None of these choices.

Seed plants include two groups:

• ferns and mosses.

• liverworts and horsetails.

• gymnosperms and angiosperms.

• None of these choices.

The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma within the same flower is known as:

• cross-pollination

• pollination

• self-pollination

• All of these choices

Groups of plants that are usually dominated by one species are called:

• diatoms

• spores

• cones

• assemblages

Sometimes it is possible to determine where a victim drowned by examining

• the victim's body tissue

• the number and proportion diatoms

• the victim's lungs

• the number and proportion of algae

• all of these choices

Which is not true?: When collecting botanical evidence you should

• properly label it.

• store it in paper.

• collect multiple samples.

• store it in plastic.

Select ALL that are NOT general characteristics of gymnosperms.

• They have seeds that are not enclosed in a protective fruit.

• They have seeds that are enclosed in a protective fruit.

• They mostly have narrow needle-like leaves.

• They have flowers.

• They have deep-growing root systems.

The meaning of word gymnosperm is _________________________.

• naked-seed plant

• round-seed plant

• sharp-seed plant

• coated-seed plant

What is #3 pointing to?

• ovary

• pistil

• anther

• stamen