Forensic Science

Forensic Science is

• microscopes used for vapor

• the applications of testing

• applying principles of science to the law

• the application of evidence to testing

DNA is

• deoxygenated acid

• deoxyribnucleic acid

• deoxetrate acid

• deoxyrib antacid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Identical twins have identical fingerprints.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Chromatography is

• a laboratory test used to identify particular substances

• a photographic process

• a mapping technique

• used to identify shoe size

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A suspect is

• a person claiming innocence

• someone with beady eyes

• someone who is thought to have possibly committed the crime

• a person who has a solid alibi

A medical examiner determines the cause of death through autopsy.

• True

• False

Fingerprints can be lifted from carpeting.

• True

• False

Loops, whorls and arches are used to describe

• hair evidence

• DNA

• fingerprints

• handwriting evidence

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

The first job of a police officer is to

• take photographs

• secure the area with crime scene tape

• make sure the scene is safe

• gather evidence