CU: Fingerprints

Fingerprints are a result of oil and secretions that are transferred to a surface by the ridges of one’s finger.

• True

• False

It is necessary to obtain a full print from a crime scene in order for it to be used as evidence.

• True

• False

Plastic/impression prints are dusted in order to make ridge patterns visible.

• True

• False

Loops are the most common form of fingerprints.

• True

• False

There is only one method that can be used to collect fingerprints from a crime scene.

• True

• False

A fingerprint examiner looks for similar minutiae patterns between a suspect print and a crime scene print.

• True

• False

Cyanoacrylate fuming (or glue fuming) is a fingerprint extracting method that uses chemical reactions to make prints visible.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Fingerprints are formed ​ (a)   .

• 1 month after birth
• during the 2nd week in the womb
• during birth

• during the 10th week in the womb

Fingerprints that are 3-dimensional indentations left on a soft material such as putty or clay are referred to as (a)   .

• plastic/impression prints

• latent prints

• patent prints

• visible prints

Which of the following type of fingerprint is shown below?

• tented arch

• plain arch

• radial loop

• ulnar loop