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WorksheetsBiotech Comp 4.04
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What might a forensic scientist be asked to do in a murder trial?
a)
Identify whose blood is on the murder weapon
b)
Testify to the mental state of the accused
c)
Talk about the illegal accounting practices of the victim
d)
Explain what the victim was doing the day before the crime
2.
A young girl is missing, and investigators find a stained article of clothing where she was last seen. Testing the stain can tell investigators if the stain was:
a)
Twenty days old
b)
Animal Blood
c)
An accidental spill
d)
Caused by the killer
3.
What is forensic science?
a)
When scientists improve plants by using DNA
b)
The use of science in growing trees
c)
Any legal action that requires a police investigation
d)
When science is used to solve a crime
4.
When a forensic scientist provides information in a criminal trial, the facts he or she presents are based on:
a)
Eyewitness accounts
b)
Educated guesses
c)
Circumstantial evidence
d)
Scientific investigation
5.
Mrs. Moe is missing and police want her DNA. The best place for them to find it is in Mrs. Moe's:
a)
Tennis shoes
b)
Dishes
c)
Hair brush
d)
Bank account statements
6.
What expert would be called upon to examine the skeletal remains that police found in the woods?
a)
Ballistics expert
b)
Forensic anthropologist
c)
Judge
d)
Forensic profiler
7.
A house burned to the ground with one victim inside. What is the BEST way for forensic scientists to identify the victim
a)
Eyewitness accounts
b)
Blood analysis
c)
Teeth
d)
Personal documents
8.
A skeleton is found buried at a campsite. What can examination of the skeleton tell investigators about the victim?
a)
Race and gender
b)
Occupation and income
c)
Height and weight at the time of death
d)
Ethnicity and religion
9.
If you earned a degree as a forensic scientist, you would MOST LIKELY find a job with:
a)
a school
b)
the FBI
c)
a TV show
d)
Making software
10.
What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?
a)
Biopsy
b)
Autopsy
c)
Forgery
d)
Sonogram
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