CSI: Forensic Entomology Quiz BWHS

How are entomology and forensic entomology different?

• Entomology studies insects while forensic entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases.

• Entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases while forensic entomology studies insects.

• Trick! They are both the same.

• This is not the answer.

application of entomology to civil & criminal legal cases

• forensic entomology

• forensic anthropology

• forensic odontology

• forensic epidemiology

breakdown of once living matter by living organisms

• instar

• larva

• decomposition

• insect succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

body development in 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, & adult

• complete metamorphosis

• grub

• oviposition

• spiracles

Which of these shows the correct order for a fly's life cycle?

• A --> B --> C --> D

• B --> C --> D--> A

• B --> D --> A --> C

• D --> B --> C -->A

stage 3 of decomposition

• active decay

• dry or skeletal

• advanced decay

• fresh stage

• bloating

stage 1 of decomposition

• fresh stage

• skeletal or dry

• advanced decay

• bloating

• active decay

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

stage 2 of decomposition

• bloating

• advanced decay

• active decay

• fresh stage

• dry or skeletal

stage 4 of decomposition

• advanced decay

• bloating

• fresh

• dry or skeletal

• active decay

stage 5 of decomposition

• dry or skeletal

• fresh

• advanced decay

• active decay

• bloating