Fingerprint Quiz

True or False: Fingerprints are a result of oil and secretions that are transferred to a surface by the ridges of one’s finger.

• True

• False

True or False: Fingerprints are considered to be a form of class evidence (All the evidence you need).

• True

• False

True or False: It is necessary to obtain a full print from a crime scene in order for it to be used as evidence.

• True

• False

True or False: Loops are the most common form of fingerprints.

• True

• False

True or false: It is possible to obtain a "match" of a fingerprint.

• True

• False

True or False: There is only one method that can be used to collect fingerprints from a crime scene.

• True

• False

Fingerprints are formed:

• After birth

• Approximately 2 years after birth

• During pregnancy

• During birth

Which of the following type of fingerprint is shown below?

• Whorl

• Arch

• loop

• delta

Which of the following fingerprints is a loop?

• A

• B

• C

The lines on a fingerprint are known as:

• Medullas

• Deltas

• Cores

• Ridges