Fingerprint Identification Quiz

What is considered an infallible means of personal identification?

• DNA testing

• Fingerprints

• Eye color

• Hair analysis

According to the current theory, what is unique about fingerprints?

• They change over time

• No two people have the same fingerprint

• They are the same for family members

• They can be easily altered

Where are the natural secretions that form fingerprints found?

• In the friction ridge of the skin

• In the hair follicles

• In the subcutaneous tissue

• In the blood vessels

What percentage of the population has loops as their fingerprint pattern?

• 5%

• 30%

• 50%

• 65%

Which fingerprint pattern is the least common in the population?

• Loops

• Whorls

• Arches

• Circles

Which fingerprint pattern covers 30% of the population?

• Loops

• Whorls

• Arches

• Spirals

Which fingerprint pattern is characterized by ridges entering from one side and exiting the other?

• Loops

• Whorls

• Arches

• Spirals

Which fingerprint pattern is characterized by ridges that enter and exit on the same side?

• Loops

• Whorls

• Arches

• Spirals

What is the center of a loop or whorl in a fingerprint called?

• Delta

• Core

• Ridge

• Loop

What is a triangular region near a loop in a fingerprint known as?

• Core

• Ridge

• Delta

• Whorl