Forensic Botany & Soil Examination

Pollen can be carried by wind, animals, or water.

• True

• False

The field of forensic palynology is the study of:

• polymer evidence to help solve criminal cases.

• how plants are classified.

• pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases.

• allergic reactions to pollen.

Which term describes the study of tree rings?

• limnology

• ringology

• palynology

• dendrochronology

Seed plants include two groups:

• ferns and mosses.

• liverworts and horsetails.

• gymnosperms and angiosperms.

• None of these choices.

The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma involving two separate plants is known as

• cross-pollination

• pollen fingerprint

• self-pollination

• palynology

Which is not true?: When collecting botanical evidence you should

• properly label it.

• store it in paper.

• collect multiple samples.

• store it in plastic.

The uniqueness of soil composition has helped locate burial sites and link suspects to crime scenes.

• True

• False

Soil contains which of the following:

• minerals

• decaying organisms

• water

• air

• all of these choices

Which of the following is not a soil texture?

• humus

• silt

• sand

• clay

Burial sites can be located (select two)

• best when the sun is high.

• by chemical changes in the soil due to decomposition fluids.

• because insects and predators avoid the area.

• with the aid of technology and cadaver dogs,