Death & Decomposition Quiz

What is the term for the cooling of the body after death?

• Rigor Mortis

• Algor Mortis

• Autolysis

• Decomposition

What does autolysis refer to?

• The cooling of the body after death

• The stiffening of muscles after death

• The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest

• The pooling of blood in tissues after death

What is the immediate reaction for a person's death called?

• Mechanism of Death

• Manner of Death

• Cause of Death

• Decomposition

What is the cessation or end of life known as?

• Death

• Decomposition

• Autolysis

• Instar

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What is the process of rotting and breaking down called?

• Rigor Mortis

• Algor Mortis

• Decomposition

• Forensic Entomology

What does forensic entomology study?

• The cooling of the body

• The study of insects as they pertain to legal issues

• The stiffening of muscles

• The breakdown of cells

What is another name for the three larval stages of insect development?

• Larva

• Instar

• Pupa

• Rigor Mortis

What is the immature form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis?

• Pupa

• Instar

• Larva

• Autolysis

What is the pooling of blood in tissues after death called?

• Algor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Livor Mortis

• Decomposition

What is one of five means by which someone dies?

• Mechanism of Death

• Manner of Death

• Cause of Death

• Autolysis