Forensic Quiz

What does the Innocence Project use to exonerate falsely convicted individuals?

• DNA

• RNA

• DNA & RNA

• eyewitness testimony

Which word matches the following definition: A clue or clues that helps an investigator to solve a crime.

• Evidence

• Inferences

• Suspicions

• Investigation

Which of the following is typically the LEAST reliable form of evidence?

• witness accounts

• fingerprint evidence

• DNA evidence

• shoeprint analysis

What should a home owner NOT do if they discover their house has been robbed?

• Phone the police

• Clean up their house

• Leave their house

• Put on gloves

Which of the following is not true for an investigator studying a crime scene:

• They must wear protective clothing

• They must arrive at the crime scene quickly

• They should limit human and animal traffic through the crime scene

• They should clean the crime scene as best as they can

What kind of cells do you have the most of in your blood?

• White Blood Cells

• Red Blood Cells

• Yellow Blood Cells

• Platelets

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What part of your blood destroys infectious agents called pathogens?

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

• Platelets

• White Blood Cells

How many different blood types are there?

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 2

Why are some blood types positive while others are negative?

• Negative blood types do not contain plasma and positive types do.

• Positive blood types are the same as Rhesus monkeys, while negative blood types are the same as Rhinoceros.

• Positive blood types contain the Rh factor and negative do not.

• Negative blood types have no alleles, while the positive types do.

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If a person's blood contains B protein along with the Rh protein, their blood type would be _______.

• B-

• B+

• O+

• AB+