Hair/Fiber/Fingerprint Re-Test

The basic unit of a textile structure is

• Fiber

• Fabric

• Yarn

How many basic fingerprint patters are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which fingerprint pattern is this?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

• Spiral

Which fingerprint pattern is this?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

• Spiral

What is the cuticle

• The protective coating that is made of overlapping scales

• a large structure at the base of the hair follicle

• nuclear DNA

• Tiny muscles that surrounds the base of the hair

TRUE OR FALSE: The telogen phase is the most common hair sample found in crime scences

• YES

• NO

What type of evidence is hair without a follicle?

• class evidence

• individual evidence

• direct evidence

Check all descriptions appropriate for: Polyester

• Synthetic

• Natural

• Plant

• Animal

• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A flexible, flat material made by interlacing yarns (or “threads”)

• monomer

• yarn

• fiber

• textile

Fibers are considered what kind of evidence? 

• Individual
• Class
• Direct
• Indirect