Fingerprinting quiz review

What is the name of the pattern shown?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Arch

What is the name of the pattern shown here?

• Whorl

• Arch

• Loop

What is the fingerprint pattern shown here?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

You have the same fingerprint patterns on your right and left hand

• True

• False

Why are fingerprints useful in classification?

• Fingerprint patterns can change 
• They are unique to individuals
• They are not found on any other species
• There are individuals with identical fingerprints

a latent fingerprint

• is visible to the naked eye
• is not visible to the naked eye

What type of print is not visible but made so by dusting with powders or the use of chemicals?

• Patent
• Latent
• Plastic

What type of print is an indentation left in soft materials such as clay or wax?

• Patent
• Latent
• Plastic

What type of minutiae is number 3?

• Crossover
• Bifurcation
• Island
• Crossover

What type of minutiae is number 4?

• Termination
• Bifurcation
• Island
• Dot