Forensic Science Exam review 2

Which federal crime lab is tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the United States?

• US Fish and Wildlife

• Department of Treasury

• Drug Enforcement Agency

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

These cases are crimes against an individual

• Criminal cases

• Misdemeanor cases

• Civil cases

• Felony cases

These cases are involved in assigning blame

• Criminal cases

• Misdemeanor cases

• Civil cases

• Felony cases

What federal crime lab is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency?

• DEA

• USPS

• FBI

• DHS

Which federal crime lab manages federal finances by collecting taxes and paying bills and by managing currency, government accounts and public debt?

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of Treasury

• United States Postal Service

• Drug Enforcement Agency

Which federal crime lab work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity?

• FBI

• DEA

• Department of Treasury

• Department of Homeland Security

• USPS

A type of protein made up of a chain of amino acids that makes hair both strong and flexible is:

• keratin

• protein

• cuticle

• none of these choices

Hair is considered:

• secondary evidence

• tertiary evidence

• class evidence

• individual evidence

All mammals have hair. Its main purpose is to:

• regulate body temperature by insulating the body.

• protect the body from an attack.

• protect the body from rugged terrain

• none of these choices.

Since hair grows out of the skin, chemicals that the skin absorbs can become incorporated into hair. Ingested or absorbed toxins can be detected by chemical analyses of hair. These ingested or absorbed toxins include:

• arsenic

• lead

• drugs

• all of these choices