Fingerprint Quiz

Which type of fingerprint is shown?

• whorl

• arch

• loop

• delta

Which type of fingerprint is shown?

• whorl

• arch

• loop

• delta

Which type of fingerprint is shown?

• whorl

• arch

• loop

• delta

Fingerprints are formed___.

• After birth

• Approximately 2 years after birth

• During pregnancy

• During birth

True or False: There is only one method that can be used to collect fingerprints from a crime scene.

• True

• False

The lines on a fingerprint are known as ____.

• Medullas

• Deltas

• Cores

• Ridges

True or False: Loops are the most common form of fingerprints.

• True

• False

True or False: Cyanoacrylate fuming (or glue fuming) is a fingerprint extracting method that uses chemical reactions to make prints visible.

• True

• False

True or False: A fingerprint examiner looks for similar minutiae patterns between a suspect print and a crime scene print.

• True

• False

True or False: Plastic/Impression prints are dusted in order to identify ridge patterns.

• True

• False