Unit 6 Fingerprinting Exam

The classification system for fingerprints that is still used today in the United States and Europe was developed in ___________.

• 1897

• 1901

• 1888

• 1910

The use of the ten-print card began ___________.

• at the beginning of the 19th century

• at the end of the 19th century

• at the end of the 18th century

• at the end of the 17th century

The imprint of a fingerprint consists of the sweat glands that are present in the ___________ of the skin.

• friction ridge

• epidermis

• dermis

• subcutaneous layer

___________ fingerprints are actual indentions left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax.

• Latent

• Visible

• Plastic

• Digital

The ___________ of a fingerprint is where the ridge patterns diverge or change direction.

• delta

• core

• loop

• whorl

Dusting smooth, nonporous surfaces with ___________ can make a fingerprint more visible.

• fine carbon powder

• ink

• oil

• super glue fuming

Computer analysis of fingerprints can ___________.

• destroy the evidence

• delay the process

• calculate distance and angles

• duplicate the images

Technology is under development to provide a ___________ from a fingerprint sample.

• DNA profile

  (molecular fingerprint)

• blood type

• eye color

• height estimate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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Fingerprints contain ___________ that can be chemically analyzed using mass spectrophotometry to reveal information about what a person has touched or consumed.

• proteins

• sweat

• enzymes

• oils

A fingerprint expert who is very confident that the fingerprint analysis links a fingerprint found at a crime scene to the defendant who is on trial should ___________.

• lie under oath

• remain silent

• destroy the evidence

• testify the evidence is inclusive