Fingerprint analysis

When looking at a fingerprint that was taken with ink, which of the following is true?

• the ridges will appear white

• the ridges will appear black

When looking at a fingerprint that was taken with ink, which of the following is true?

• the valleys will appear white

• the valleys will appear black

AFIS is:

• a method of determining fingerprint pattern

• a computer system which stores patterns and minutiae of prints

• a computer system that determines patterns and minutiae of prints

Fingerprints must be photographed at a crime scene for which of the following reasons?

• fingerprints are messy

• fingerprints are transient

• fingerprints are reactive

Who has identical fingerprints?

• no one

• only identical twins

• only brothers and sisters

Fingerprints develop when in your lifetime?

• when you are an infant

• when you are an adult

• when you are an embryo

Fingerprints are created by:

• dead skin cells that are left behind

• sweat on the skin that is left behind

• oil on the skin that is left behind

• dirt on the skin that is left behind

The most common fingerprint pattern is the

• Loop

• Tented arch

• Arch

• Whorl

Which is the following is not a class of fingerprint?

• Cones

• Loops

• Whorls

• Arches

A fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull's eye?

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl