Forensic

How are entomology and forensic entomology different?

• Entomology studies insects while forensic entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases.

• Entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases while forensic entomology studies insects.

• Trick! They are both the same.

• This is not the answer.

What is insect succession?

• The sequence in which an egg becomes an adult fly.

• A sequence of changing species that inhabit a decomposing body.

• The depositing of eggs.

• When the alpha fly is overthrown by his son.

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Minutiae are

• the general fingerprint patterns

• small unique markings on fingerprints

• the types of whorls

• the lack of ridges

What fingerprint pattern is this?

• radial loop

• plain whorl

• tented arch

• accidental whorl

What is the main purpose of fingerprinting in forensic science?

• To determine a person's age

• To identify individuals

• To find out a person's occupation

• To establish a person's health status

How does the analysis of soil samples help in forensic investigations?

• It can determine the age of the soil

• It can link a suspect or victim to a specific location

• It reveals the type of crops grown in the area

• It determines the soil's nutritional value

What is the purpose of Crime Scene Investigation?

• To document, collect, and secure evidence

• To arrest the suspect

• To clean up after the crime

• To solve the crime

IAFIS is the

• FBI fingerprint database

• CIA DNA database

• International union of forensic scientists

• national child database

Latent fingerprint

• patent fingerprints

• plastic fingerprints

• latent fingerprints

• erratic fingerprints

Who developed the fingerprint classification system in use today?

• Andreas Mayer

• Pharaohs

• William Herschel

• Francis Galton