Forensics Ch 11, Lesson 1

Entomology is

• study of insects and arthropods

• study of dead organisms

• study of soil

Forensic entomology is

• study of insects

• study of decomposition of matter

• interpretation of insect evidence used in crime investigations

• interpretations of decomposition of bodies

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To be classified as an insects, the organism must have

• an abdomen.

• a head.

• eyes.

• wings.

• jointed legs.

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to be classified as an insect and organism must have

• an exoskeleton.

• a stinger.

• a thorax.

• a tail.

The correct order of an insect's stages of growth are:

• egg, pupa, larva, adult

• pupa, egg, larva, adult

• adult, egg, pupa, larva

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

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A forensic entomologist will

• collect insect evidence

• interpret insect evidence

• interpret environmental conditions and other variables

• use the information collected to estimate the PMI

PMI stands for

• postmortem interval

• postman intervention

• post-medical interval

PMI is

• the time between death and colonization by insects.

• the time between death and discovery of the body.

• the time between death and the funeral.

Sung Tz'u's writing in 1247 was important because

• it used insect succession to estimate the death of a victim.

• it used measurements of larva to identify the time of death.

• it told of the first known use of entomoloty in solving a crime.

Bergenet d"Arbois was important in 1855 because

• he used insect succession to estimate the death of a victim.

• he used measurements of larva to identify the time of death.

• he told of the first known use of entomoloty in solving a crime.