Fingerprints quiz review

True or False? Twins share the same fingerprints.

• True

• False

True or False? Fingerprints are often used by crime scene investigators as a reliable source of DNA.

• True

• False

Unique prints can be created from which of the following?

• Fingertips

• lips

• palms

• All of the above

Which of the following is the most frequent fingerprint pattern that people have?

• Whorl

• Loop

• arch

• double loop

Which method is not a chemical method to develop prints?

• Ninhydrin

• Cyanoacrylate

• Fingerprint powder

Which method would be best to develop a fingerprint on porous paper?

• Chemical

• Physical

What do chemical methods to develop prints adhere to in the fingerprint?

• amino acids

• salt

• water

• DNA

What is done to latent prints after they are developed?

• Photographed and/or collected

• Dusted with powder

• Sprayed with glow in the dark spray paint

• destroyed

Tips of finger have ridges to improve grip which is why they are called what type of skin?

• razor

• friction

• whorl

• dermis

When do fingerprints form?

• at 2 years old

• in the womb

• at birth

• between 1 and 2 years old