Forensics: Basics & Hair Analysis

Forensics is the application of scientific knowledge to ​ (a)   questions.

• legal
• philosophical
• scientific

What a person observes using their senses is called...

• observations

• theories

• memories

• information

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Information received from the senses is called...

• observations

• perception

• witness

• memory

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Information is processed in the brain in stages. Reorder them below.

• what we pay attention to

• information from our senses

• short-term memory

• our perception

• long-term memory

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A person who has seen something related to a crime and can communicate their observations is called...

• an analyst

• an eyewitness

• a suspect

• an expert

When something is ​ (a)   , it has been reasoned from facts.

• logical
• subjective
• perceived
• observed

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​ (a)   skill is the ability to identify concepts/problems, organize information, and draw appropriate conclusions.

• Analytical
• Observational
• Forensic

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Drawing conclusions from facts using a series of logical steps is called...

• deductive reasoning

• forensic analysis

• analytical skill

• perception

Genetic material in the nucleus of a cell is called...

• nuclear DNA

• mitochondrial DNA

• chromosomes

• genes

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Genetic material in the mitochondria of a cell, inherited only from the mother, is called...

• nuclear DNA

• mitochondrial DNA

• chromosomes

• genes

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