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2025 INVESTIGATIONS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is ODONTOLOGY?

a)

forensic anthropology

b)

forensic dentistry

c)

analysis of bugs decomposing a body

d)

study of blood stain patterns

2.

What is this fingerprint?

a)

whorl

b)

loop

c)

arch

d)

accidental whorl

3.

What is this fingerprint?

a)

double loop whorl

b)

ulnar loop

c)

accidental whorl

d)

tented arch

4.

What fingerprint is this?

a)

standard

b)

arch

c)

loop

d)

whorl

5.

What fingerprint is this?

a)

A. radial loop (left hand)

b)

B. radial loop (right hand)

c)

C. ulnar loop (right hand)

d)

D. ulnar loop (left hand)

e)

A & C are correct

6.

What is NOT a step in the Crime Scene Protocol?

a)

Process

b)

Document

c)

Report

d)

Interview

7.

At what point in the Crime Scene Protocol would the Crime Scene Investigators take photos and sketch the layout?

a)

Interview

b)

Examine

c)

Document

d)

Process

8.

It is at this stage that the crime scene technicians evaluate and collect physical evidence from the crime scene for further analysis by a crime laboratory. 

a)

Interview

b)

Examine

c)

Document

d)

Process

9.

Bite marks, toxicology reports, and a shoe imprint are all examples of _____.

a)

physical evidence

b)

documentation

c)

testimonial evidence

d)

elementary evidence

10.

Where will investigators find additional evidence linked to a case?

a)

primary crime scene

b)

observatory crime scene

c)

plural crime scene

d)

secondary crime scene

11.

Charlotte's friend Fred robbed a bank. Charlotte was asked to hide the gun used in the robbery in her safe. The gun is now in her safe. Charlotte is committing a crime and could be charged with ____.

a)

accomplice

b)

accessory before the crime

c)

accessory after the crime

d)

associate

12.

Tiny pieces of evidence like a single carpet fiber is called ___.

a)

observatory evidence

b)

trace evidence

c)

toxicology

d)

anthropology

13.

What is the Chain of Custody?

a)

arresting the perpetrator

b)

securing the crime scene

c)

keeping track of who has handled the evidence

d)

following the suspect through wiretaps

14.

What is rigor mortis?

a)

the body decomposes in the outdoor elements

b)

the breaking down of organs after death

c)

the body loses too much blood and the person dies of blood loss

d)

the stiffening of the body after death

15.

What is a latent fingerprint?

a)

only on the right hand

b)

left on objects and lifted with tape

c)

a print that is too old to process

d)

a partial fingerprint

16.

Who is the first to arrive at the crime scene?

a)

medical examiner

b)

detective

c)

police officer

d)

odontologist

17.

What is rifling?

a)

grooves left on fired ammunition

b)

a high powered weapon

c)

database for bullets

d)

a holster to hold a weapon

18.

What is continuity?

a)

evidence is collected properly

b)

the crime scene is not disturbed

c)

no-one moves the victim's body

d)

all of the above are correct

19.

What makes your fingerprint unique to all other people in the world?

a)

double loop whorl

b)

ulnar loop

c)

latent print

d)

ridge characteristics

20.

What is NOT an example of Corroborating the Evidence?

a)

the detective on the case makes sure that anyone who touches the evidence is listed on the chain of custody

b)

determining a witness was incorrect about the color of the get-away car based on paint left from side-swiping another car

c)

comparing the witness statements from 3 different witnesses to determine who has the best account of the crime

d)

figuring out the witness must have known the perpetrator based on cell phone records and interviews with the victim's family

21.
a)

passive blood stain

b)

skeletonization

c)

transfer blood stain

d)

low velocity blood stain

22.
a)

passive blood stain

b)

transfer blood stain

c)

skeletonization

d)

medium velocity blood stain

23.
a)

low velocity weapon

b)

medium velocity weapon

c)

high velocity weapon

d)

blunt force trauma

24.
a)

low velocity weapon

b)

arterial bleed

c)

cast off pattern

d)

blunt force trauma

25.

When would the Medical Examiner be called to the crime scene?

a)

when any crime has been committed

b)

if there is a dead body at the crime scene

c)

when there has been a kidnapping

d)

when a search warrant is necessary

26.

What is the forensic term for the time between death and discovery of the body?

a)

secondary crime scene

b)

crime scene protocal

c)

forensic anthropology

d)

post mortem interval

27.

What is the correct phases of the fly metamorphosis?

a)

pupa casing, egg, larvae, adolescence

b)

larvae, adult fly, pupa casing, adolescence

c)

egg, larvae, pupa casing, adult fly

d)

infancy, adolescence, pupa casing, adult fly

28.

in the case of a home burglary, a glass is left on the counter. No-one in the family can recall leaving it there. It may be the burglar who drank a glass of water at the crime scene. As a detective, you should identify appropriate people, such as household members, for ____ ____. All family members should submit DNA to eliminate them from the DNA on the glass.

a)

Elimination Standards

b)

Continuity

c)

The Chain of Custody

d)

The State Bureau of Investigation

29.

The pattern made by a particular set of teeth.

a)

Braces

b)

Headgear

c)

Dental X-Ray Pattern

d)

Dentition Pattern

30.

What is your teacher's name?

a)

Ms. Olssen

b)

Ms. Ollson

c)

Ms. Olson

d)

Ms. Olsen

e)

Ms. Owens