Fingerprint Patterns and Characteristics

Fingerprint Patterns and Characteristics

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Interactive Video

Created by

Mia Campbell

Biology, Science

5th - 8th Grade

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The video tutorial discusses the uniqueness of fingerprints, even among identical twins, and explores the three main fingerprint patterns: arches, loops, and whorls. Arches are the rarest, loops are the most common, and whorls have distinct spiral patterns. Each pattern has unique characteristics, such as the presence of deltas in loops and whorls. The video also explains subtypes within these patterns, like tented arches, radial and ulnar loops, and various whorl types, including plain, central pocket, double-loop, and accidental whorls.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes fingerprints unique even among identical twins?

They have different fingerprint patterns.

They have different DNA.

They have different eye colors.

They have different blood types.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the main fingerprint patterns?

Loops

Spirals

Arches

Whorls

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the population has arch fingerprint patterns?

5%

70%

25%

50%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which fingerprint pattern is characterized by ridges that begin on one side and end on the other?

Arch

Whorl

Spiral

Loop

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most common fingerprint pattern?

Spiral

Whorl

Loop

Arch

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a loop pattern, what is the triangular-shaped pattern called?

Gamma

Beta

Delta

Alpha

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of loop starts and ends on the thumb side of the finger?

Central loop

Double loop

Radial loop

Ulnar loop

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the population has whorl patterns?

5%

25%

50%

70%

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which whorl pattern resembles a yin-yang symbol?

Accidental whorl

Double-loop whorl

Central pocket loop

Plain whorl

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a whorl pattern with two or more patterns called?

Plain whorl

Accidental whorl

Double-loop whorl

Central pocket loop

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