Decomposition

In this stage of death, odor has decreased, the body has begun to dry and a waxy layer may form

• Bloat

• Active decay

• Advanced decay

• Dry remains

A dead body will decay and putrefy mostly due to the activity of

• Microorganisms

• Insects

• Weather

• High heat

Vegetation will begin to return, during this stage of decay

• Fresh

• Purification

• Black Purification

• Advanced Decay

• Skeletonization

A mummy would be considered to be in this stage of decay.

• Fresh

• Purification

• Black Purification

• Advanced Decay

• Skeletonization

What stage of decay s this animal?

• Fresh

• Purification

• Black Purification

• Advanced Decay

• Skeletonization

What stage of decay s this animal?

• Fresh

• Purification

• Black Purification

• Advanced Decay

• Skeletonization

What stage of decay s this animal?

• Fresh

• Purification

• Black Purification

• Advanced Decay

• Skeletonization

Would hot weather increase (speed up) the rate or decrease (slow down) the rate of decomposition

• Increase

• Decrease

Which body would decompose the fastest?

• A body underwater

• A body laying exposed on the ground in the woods

• A body buried in the woods

• A body in the in the desert

A body that exhibits large amounts of active maggots, smells very foul and has lost mass has been dead approximately how long?

• 2 days

• 30 days

• 6 days

• 15 days

• 60 days