Fingerprints

What main fingerprint pattern is this? (Left Hand)

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

• Latent

What main fingerprint pattern is this? (Right Hand)

• Arch

• Plastic

• Loop

• Whorl

What main type of fingerprint pattern is this?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Arch

• Bifurcation

What is the name of this minutiae?

• Bifurcation

• Splitting Ridge

• Delta

• Y

What is the evolutionary purpose of the ridges that create our fingerprints?

• to identity individuals

• there is no purpose

• to grasp objects

• to protect your fingers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

When are fingerprints formed?

• When you are a teenager

• During fetal development/in the womb

• By the time you are two years old

• At birth

A fingerprint pattern will remain unchanged for the life of an individual; however, the print itself may change due to scars and disease.

• True

• False

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

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Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.

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Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.

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