Forensic Test

The 3 types of fingerprints are:

• Loop, Whorl, Arch

• Loop, Spiral, Circle

• Arch, Spiral, Whorl

• Circle, Loop, Arch

What form is filled out during a forensic investigation that identifies cause and manner of death?

• Toxicology Report

• Medical Examiner's Report

• Death Certificate

• Chain of Custody Form

When bones are found, what type of bone is measured to determine the height of that person?

• Long bones

• Skull

• Rib

• Pelvis

What type of blood spatter is due to the spurt of blood released when a major artery is severed?

• Passive blood spatter

• Arterial spray

• Cast-off blood spatter

• Transfer blood spatter

The interpretation of bloodstains at a crime scene in order to recreate the actions that caused the bloodshed is called?

• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA)

• DNA Profiling

• Fingerprint Analysis

• Toxicology

What are 3 jobs that use microscopes and slides to analyze fibers, hair, blood, or other trace evidence found at a crime scene?

Check all that apply

• Forensic biologist

• Police officer, detective, paramedic

• Forensic Pathologist

• Forensic anthropologist

DNA is:

• A type of protein

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid - the genetic instruction manual for making an organism

• A kind of carbohydrate

• A form of energy

DNA is found in which part of the cell?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell membrane

• Ribosome

All cells have DNA.

• True

• False

How are footprints and tire treads collected at a crime scene?

• By photographing, measuring, and making casts of them

• By washing them away

• By ignoring them

• By covering them with dirt